Tightened

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tighten \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.
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           Just where I please, with tightened rein
           I'll urge thee round the dusty plain.    --Fawkes.
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     {Tightening pulley} (Mach.), a pulley which rests, or is
        forced, against a driving belt to tighten it.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  tightened
       adj 1: made tight or tighter; "the tightened ropes"; "a tightened
              bolt"
       2: made tighter or more stringent; "endured tightened economic
          controls"