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What does tighten mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word tighten? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive) To make tighter.
  2. (intransitive) To become tighter.
  3. (economics) To make money harder to borrow or obtain.
  4. (economics) To raise short-term interest rates.
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Put the nuts on the bolts and tighten them a bit with your fingers, then use a wrench and a screwdriver or Allen key to tighten them completely.
City manager Tom Mackey acknowledged that the city was facing one of its worst financial crises and would have to seriously tighten its belt.
Microsoft gains muscle from this process, so it can tighten the ratchets, and so on.
He puts his success down to always looking to tighten operations and make savings, but never at the cost of quality.
Then, you tighten the small wing nut to compress the spring until the alignment indicator shows that you have correctly positioned the squeezer.
Using a clean, wet cloth, wipe the lip of each jar, add a lid and ring and hand tighten.

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