English-Thai Dictionary

tighten

VI กลายเป็น แน่นหนา  klai-pen-nean-na

 

tighten

VT ทำให้ แน่นหนา  ทำให้ แน่น หรือ ตึง ขึ้น  ผูก ให้ แน่น  fasten tam-hai-nean-na

 

tighten one's belt

IDM ประหยัด  pra-yad

 

tighten one's belt

IDM ประหยัด มาก  ต้อง ใช้ เงิน อย่างประหยัด มาก  pra-yad-mak

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TIGHTEN

v.t.ti'tn. To draw tighter; to straiten; to make close in any manner.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TIGHTEN

Tight "en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tightened; p. pr. & vb. n. Tightening. ]

 

Defn: 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.

 

TIGHTENER

TIGHTENER Tight "en *er, n.

 

Defn: That which tightens; specifically (Mach. ), a tightening pulley.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

tighten

tight en |ˈtītn ˈtaɪtn | ▶verb make or become tight or tighter: [ with obj. ] : tighten the bolts | [ no obj. ] : the revenue laws were tightening up . PHRASES tighten one's belt see belt. tighten the screw see screw.

 

Oxford Dictionary

tighten

tight ¦en |ˈtʌɪt (ə )n | ▶verb make or become tight or tighter: [ with obj. ] : he tightened up the clips | central government has tightened control over local authority spending | [ no obj. ] : his arms tightened around her.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

tighten

tighten verb 1 she tightened the rope: pull taut, tauten, pull tight, stretch, tense. ANTONYMS loosen, slacken. 2 he tightened his lips: narrow, constrict, contract, compress, screw up, pucker, purse, squinch up. ANTONYMS relax. 3 security in the area has been tightened: increase, make stricter, toughen up, heighten, scale up. ANTONYMS relax.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

tighten

tighten verb 1 when the structure is flat, tighten up the fixing screws: secure, make fast, make more secure, screw up, give an extra turn to. ANTONYMS loosen. 2 he tightened his grip on her arm: strengthen, make stronger, reinforce, harden, consolidate. ANTONYMS loosen. 3 she tightened the rope about his ankles: tauten, make /draw taut, make /draw tight, stretch, strain, extend, make rigid, rigidify, stiffen, tense. ANTONYMS slacken. 4 my throat tightened | he tightened his lips: narrow, become narrow /narrower, become tight /tighter, become pinched; constrict, contract, brace, draw in, compress, screw up, pucker, purse; N. Amer. squinch; rare constringe. ANTONYMS relax. 5 councillors have asked supermarkets to tighten up car park security: increase, make stricter, make more rigorous, make more stringent, make more rigid, stiffen, toughen (up ), heighten, escalate, scale up; informal up, crank up, beef (up ). ANTONYMS relax. PHRASES tighten one's belt why dip into our savings, if we can tighten our belts instead? economize, cut back, make cutbacks, make cuts, retrench, husband one's resources, budget, be (more ) economical, make economies, be thrifty, be sparing, be frugal, buy (more ) cheaply, use less, reduce /decrease wastage, scrimp, scrimp and save, scrimp and scrape, cut corners, draw in one's horns, count the /your pennies, watch the /your pennies; save (money ), cut expenditure, cut costs; N. Amer. pinch the /your pennies; black English rake and scrape.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

tighten

tight en /táɪt (ə )n /→tight 動詞 ～s /-z /; ～ed /-d /; ～ing 他動詞 1 〈人が 〉〈ねじ ふた ベルト 結び目など 〉をしっかりと締める (up )(↔loosen )▸ tighten a bolt with a wrench スパナでボルトをかたく締める ▸ Tighten up the screw .そのねじをしっかり締めなさい 2 〈人が 〉〈ひも 針金など 〉をぴんと張る ▸ The rope wasn't tightened properly .そのロープはきちんと引っぱられていなかった 3 〈規律 制度など 〉を厳しくする (up ), 〈規制 取締り 〉を強化する .4 〈人が 〉〈筋肉など 〉を固くする, 引き締める .自動詞 1 〈ひも 針金などが 〉ぴんと張る .2 〈握りなどが 〉固くなる, しっかりする .3 〈体の一部 筋肉などが 〉こわばる, 硬直する, 緊張する (up ).t ì ghten ú p 〈組織 権限のある人などが 〉 «…に対して » 引き締めをはかる «on » ; 〈法律などが 〉厳しくなる .

 

tightening

t í ght en ing 名詞 U 締め付け ; 緊張, 硬直 .