Synonyms:
tighten, fasten
Meaning: make tight or tighter; "Tighten the wire"
Synonyms:
tighten
Meaning: become tight or tighter; "The rope tightened"
Synonyms:
stiffen, tighten, tighten_up, constrain
Meaning: restrict; "Tighten the rules"; "stiffen the regulations"
Usage examples
He stooped and felt on the ground in the darkness and rain, for a stick, by means of which to tighten it still more; for the bleeding, though considerably checked, was by no means stanched.
This was done by tying a knot close to one end of a piece of the strand, then sufficient was left to form the loop, and the remainder was wound round the rope in such a way that the weight only served to tighten its hold.