tighten up

tight·en up

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tahyt-n uhp]
- /ˈtaɪt n ʌp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tahyt-n uhp]
- /ˈtaɪt n ʌp/

Definitions of tighten up words

transitivephrasal verb tighten up fasten more securely 1
transitivephrasal verb tighten up make stricter, more restricting 1
intransitivephrasal verbs tighten up become more taut or tense 1
phrasal verb tighten up If a group, team, or organization tightens up, they make an effort to control what they are doing more closely, in order to become more efficient and successful. 0
verb tighten up To make sufficiently tight; to fix or make (something) correct. 0

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Parts of speech for Tighten up

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Tighten up

tighten up popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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