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"text": "Please tighten that screw a quarter-turn.",
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"ref": "1760, Francis Fawkes, Works of Anacreon, Sappho, Bion, Moschus, and Musæus translated into English by a gentleman of Cambridge",
"text": "Just where I please, with tighten;d rein / I'll urge thee round the dusty plain.",
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"(transitive) To make tighter."
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"note": "of a screw",
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"word": "σφίγγω"
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"sense": "to make tighter",
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"sense": "to make tighter",
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"sense": "to make tighter",
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"_dis1": "81 12 5 2",
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"sense": "to make tighter",
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"sense": "to make tighter",
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"roman": "natjágivatʹ",
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"sense": "to make tighter",
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"word": "nostaa korkoa"
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"word": "collar"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:tighten",
"word": "flex"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:tighten",
"topics": [
"nautical",
"transport"
],
"word": "pull in"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:tighten",
"word": "screw up"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:tighten",
"tags": [
"US"
],
"topics": [
"equestrianism",
"horses",
"pets",
"sports",
"hobbies",
"lifestyle"
],
"word": "sinch"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:tighten",
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"nautical",
"transport"
],
"word": "swifter"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:tighten",
"topics": [
"climbing",
"sports",
"hobbies",
"lifestyle"
],
"word": "take in"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:tighten",
"tags": [
"obsolete"
],
"word": "wrench"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
"related": [
{
"word": "tight"
}
],
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{
"categories": [
"English terms with quotations",
"English terms with usage examples",
"English transitive verbs",
"Quotation templates to be cleaned"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Please tighten that screw a quarter-turn.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "1760, Francis Fawkes, Works of Anacreon, Sappho, Bion, Moschus, and Musæus translated into English by a gentleman of Cambridge",
"text": "Just where I please, with tighten;d rein / I'll urge thee round the dusty plain.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To make tighter."
],
"links": [
[
"tight",
"tight"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To make tighter."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English intransitive verbs",
"English terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "That joint is tightening as the wood dries.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To become tighter."
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive) To become tighter."
],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English terms with usage examples",
"en:Economics"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "If the government doesn't tighten the money supply, inflation is certain to be harsh.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To make money harder to borrow or obtain."
],
"links": [
[
"economics",
"economics"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(economics) To make money harder to borrow or obtain."
],
"topics": [
"economics",
"science",
"sciences"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English terms with usage examples",
"en:Economics"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "The Fed is expected to tighten by a quarter-point.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To raise short-term interest rates."
],
"links": [
[
"economics",
"economics"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(economics) To raise short-term interest rates."
],
"topics": [
"economics",
"science",
"sciences"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈtaɪ.tən/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈtʰaɪ̯tn̩]"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈtʰaɪ̯ʔn̩]"
},
{
"rhymes": "-aɪtən"
},
{
"homophone": "titan"
},
{
"homophone": "Titan"
},
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"tags": [
"Southern-England"
],
"text": "Audio (Southern England)"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"source": "Thesaurus:tighten",
"word": "bind"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:tighten",
"word": "brace"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:tighten",
"word": "cinch"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:tighten",
"word": "clench"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:tighten",
"word": "constrict"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:tighten",
"word": "squeeze"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:tighten",
"word": "tighten"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:tighten",
"topics": [
"nautical",
"transport"
],
"word": "taughten"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:tighten",
"word": "tauten"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:tighten",
"word": "tense"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "to make tighter",
"word": "shtrëngoj"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "šadda",
"sense": "to make tighter",
"word": "شَدَّ"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ḍayyaqa",
"sense": "to make tighter",
"word": "ضَيَّقَ"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ḥabaka",
"sense": "to make tighter",
"word": "حَبَكَ"
},
{
"code": "as",
"lang": "Assamese",
"roman": "kosa",
"sense": "to make tighter",
"word": "কচা"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "stjagam",
"sense": "to make tighter",
"word": "стягам"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "opǎvam",
"sense": "to make tighter",
"word": "опъвам"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to make tighter",
"word": "dotáhnout"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to make tighter",
"word": "utáhnout"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"note": "of a screw",
"sense": "to make tighter",
"word": "aandraaien"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to make tighter",
"word": "strakker maken"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to make tighter",
"word": "strakker doen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to make tighter",
"word": "kiristää"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to make tighter",
"word": "tiukentaa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to make tighter",
"word": "serrer"
},
{
"code": "fur",
"lang": "Friulian",
"sense": "to make tighter",
"word": "strenzi"
},
{
"code": "fur",
"lang": "Friulian",
"sense": "to make tighter",
"word": "strengi"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"note": "of a screw",
"sense": "to make tighter",
"word": "anziehen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"note": "of a rope, belt etc.",
"sense": "to make tighter",
"word": "straffen"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "sfíngo",
"sense": "to make tighter",
"word": "σφίγγω"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to make tighter",
"word": "szorít"
},
{
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "to make tighter",
"word": "kuristaa"
},
{
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "to make tighter",
"word": "tiukata"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to make tighter",
"word": "dlúthaigh"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make tighter",
"word": "stringere"
},
{
"code": "lld",
"lang": "Ladin",
"sense": "to make tighter",
"word": "strenjer"
},
{
"code": "lld",
"lang": "Ladin",
"sense": "to make tighter",
"word": "strenje"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to make tighter",
"word": "stringō"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make tighter",
"word": "whakakikī"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make tighter",
"word": "nonoti"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make tighter",
"word": "whakawhena"
},
{
"code": "nap",
"lang": "Neapolitan",
"sense": "to make tighter",
"word": "strenge"
},
{
"code": "zdj",
"lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
"sense": "to make tighter",
"word": "usasanya"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to make tighter",
"word": "zacieśniać"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to make tighter",
"word": "apertar"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to make tighter",
"word": "strânge"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "natjágivatʹ",
"sense": "to make tighter",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "натя́гивать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "natjanútʹ",
"sense": "to make tighter",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "натяну́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zatjágivatʹ",
"sense": "to make tighter",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "затя́гивать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zatjanútʹ",
"sense": "to make tighter",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "затяну́ть"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to make tighter",
"word": "apretar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to make tighter",
"word": "tensar"
},
{
"code": "mbb",
"lang": "Western Bukidnon Manobo",
"sense": "to make tighter",
"word": "heɣet"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "stjagam se",
"sense": "to become tighter",
"word": "стягам се"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "opǎvam se",
"sense": "to become tighter",
"word": "опъвам се"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to become tighter",
"word": "kiristyä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to become tighter",
"word": "tiukentua"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to become tighter",
"word": "se resserrer"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to become tighter",
"word": "feszül"
},
{
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "to become tighter",
"word": "kuristua"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to become tighter",
"word": "dlúthaigh"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to become tighter",
"word": "zacieśniać się"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "natjágivatʹsja",
"sense": "to become tighter",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "натя́гиваться"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "natjanútʹsja",
"sense": "to become tighter",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "натяну́ться"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zatjágivatʹsja",
"sense": "to become tighter",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "затя́гиваться"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zatjanútʹsja",
"sense": "to become tighter",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "затяну́ться"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to become tighter",
"word": "tensarse"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to make money harder to obtain",
"word": "kiristää"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to make money harder to obtain",
"word": "endurecer la política monetaria"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to raise interest rate",
"word": "nostaa korkoa"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to raise interest rate",
"word": "korottaa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to raise interest rate",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "resserrer les taux"
}
],
"word": "tighten"
}
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