tighten down in English

Forms: tightens down [present, singular, third-person], tightening down [participle, present], tightened down [participle, past], tightened down [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} tighten down (third-person singular simple present tightens down, present participle tightening down, simple past and past participle tightened down)

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      "form": "tightened down",
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        "To make (something) tighter, most often screws, knots, straps, etc."
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        "(transitive) To make (something) tighter, most often screws, knots, straps, etc."
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    {
      "form": "tightens down",
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        "third-person"
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    {
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        "participle",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "tightened down",
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        "To make (something) tighter, most often screws, knots, straps, etc."
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"tighten down" meaning in English

Verb