Similar words: lighten up, straighten up, tighten, tightened, tightening, lighten, frighten, heighten. Meaning: v. restrict.
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(1) Tighten up the muscles of both arms.
(2) Can you tighten up the bolts for me?
(3) Now tighten up the screws.
(4) It's important to tighten up the wheels properly, otherwise they vibrate loose and fall off.
(5) Are there any plans to tighten up on advertising controls?
(6) Until this week, every attempt to tighten up the law had failed.
(7) He accused ministers of breaking election pledges to tighten up on immigration.
(8) Green wants teachers to tighten up on student attendance.
(9) It made the muscles in your backside tighten up.
(10) Tighten up the lid on that juice before you put it away.
(11) They have urged the Government to tighten up the apparent loophole which allows motorists to speed.
(12) The prime minister has promised to tighten up the law on carbon dioxide emissions.
(13) The music industry is determined to tighten up on the illegal copying of CDs.
(14) The government is planning to tighten up regulations governing the transport of toxic waste.
(15) Are there any exercises I can do to tighten up facial skin and muscles?
(16) Every now and then(http://sentencedict.com), his knees tighten up on him.
(17) But Venus must tighten up her game quickly if she is to maintain her winning run in the grand slams.
(18) Tighten up the packing gland on the swivel.
(19) Tighten up the nuts on the cylinder cover.
(20) We need to tighten up security at the prison.
(21) We'd better tighten up the ropes a bit.
(22) Then tighten up the 4 screws.
(23) I want us to be a bit more sensible this time and tighten up.
(24) At the inquest, the coroner recorded an open verdict, but urged staff to tighten up procedures.
(25) If that bargain now falters, so may efforts to tighten up the inspection regime that backs up the treaty.
(26) On the plus side, the appeals system has undoubtedly caused many LEAs to tighten up their procedures.
(27) Sit tight, and hope that when they dry out the vinyl skin will tighten up again.
(28) It is easy to be successful when the world is booming, but not so easy when things tighten up.
(29) Richards will have to rest the shoulder for at least four months following the operation to tighten up ligaments.
(30) Make sure you position the wheel correctly before you tighten up the nuts.
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