"harden up" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: hardens up [present, singular, third-person], hardening up [participle, present], hardened up [participle, past], hardened up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} harden up (third-person singular simple present hardens up, present participle hardening up, simple past and past participle hardened up)
  1. (nautical, UK) To tighten up a sailboat's sheets in order to prevent luffing. Tags: UK Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-harden_up-en-verb-Mq~wCOps Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "up", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10 Topics: nautical, transport
  2. (informal, transitive) To become or make (something, someone) hard, either literally or figuratively. Tags: informal, transitive
    Sense id: en-harden_up-en-verb-Yi38cAgO
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