Definition of Tightin
Tight"en (?), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Tightened (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Tightening.] To draw tighter; to straiten; to make more close
in any manner.
Just where I please, with tightened rein
I'll urge thee round the dusty plain. Fawkes.
Tightening pulley (Mach.), a pulley which
rests, or is forced, against a driving belt to tighten it.
Tight"en (?), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Tightened (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Tightening.] To draw tighter; to straiten; to make more close
in any manner.
Just where I please, with tightened rein
I'll urge thee round the dusty plain. Fawkes.
Tightening pulley (Mach.), a pulley which
rests, or is forced, against a driving belt to tighten it.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- To make tighter.
Please tighten that screw a quarter-turn.
- To become tighter.
That joint is tightening as the wood dries.
- (economics) To make money harder to borrow or obtain.
If the government doesn't tighten the money supply, inflation is certain to be harsh.
- (economics) To raise short-term interst rates.
The Fed is expected to tighten by a quarter-point.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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