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What (who) is tighten - definition
ALBUM BY BIG AUDIO DYNAMITE
Tighten Up, Vol. 88
Tighten
·vt To draw tighter; to Straiten; to make more close in any manner.
tighten
(tightens, tightening, tightened)
1.
If you tighten your grip on something, or if your grip tightens, you hold the thing more firmly or securely.
Luke answered by tightening his grip on her shoulder...
Her arms tightened about his neck in gratitude...
Stefano's grip tightened and his tone became colder.
? loosen
VERB: V n, V prep, V
2.
If you tighten a rope or chain, or if it tightens, it is stretched or pulled hard until it is straight.
The anchorman flung his whole weight back, tightening the rope...
The cables tightened and he was lifted gradually from the deck.
? slacken
VERB: V n, V
3.
If a government or organization tightens its grip on a group of people or an activity, or if its grip tightens, it begins to have more control over it.
He knows he has considerable support for his plans to tighten his grip on the machinery of central government...
As the regime's grip on the mainland tightened over the next few years, hundreds of thousands more people fled south.
VERB: V n, V
4.
When you tighten a screw, nut, or other device, you turn it or move it so that it is more firmly in place or holds something more firmly.
I used my thumbnail to tighten the screw on my lamp...
VERB: V n
•
It's important to tighten up the wheels properly, otherwise they vibrate loose and fall off.
PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), also V n P
5.
If a part of your body tightens, the muscles in it become tense and stiff, for example because you are angry or afraid.
Sofia's throat had tightened and she couldn't speak...
? relax
VERB: V
• tightening
...a headache caused by tension which results in tightening of the muscles in the neck.
N-UNCOUNT: usu N of n
6.
If someone in authority tightens a rule, a policy, or a system, they make it stricter or more efficient.
The United States plans to tighten the economic sanctions currently in place...
Take-off and landing procedures have been tightened after two jets narrowly escaped disaster.
? relax
VERB: V n, V n
•
Until this week, every attempt to tighten up the law had failed...
He accused ministers of breaking election pledges to tighten up on immigration.
PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), V P on n, also V n P
• tightening
...the tightening of state control over press and broadcasting.
N-UNCOUNT: oft N of n
7.
tighten
v. a.
Make tight, straiten.
Wikipedia
Tighten Up Vol. 88
Tighten Up Vol. 88 is the third studio album by English band Big Audio Dynamite, released in June 1988 by Columbia Records. The album peaked at No. 33 on the UK Albums Chart and at No. 102 on the Billboard 200 but was their first not to receive a certification.
The album derives its name from the Tighten Up compilation album series by Trojan Records. The album's cover artwork was designed by Paul Simonon, the former bassist for the Clash, of whom Mick Jones was a member. Big Audio Dynamite's keyboardist Dan Donovan took the back cover photo with Josh Cheuse.
Examples of use of tighten
1. "We received orders to tighten security measures and to use any available policemen to tighten the security," police Lt.
2. Some lawmakers have kept up efforts to tighten the border.
3. These people will have to tighten their belts considerably.
4. They said they would tighten security in the coming days.
5. We support the DCA‘s proposals to tighten up the system.