Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tighten

(transitive) To make tighter. / (intransitive) To become tighter. / (economics) To make money harder to borrow or obtain. / (economics) To raise short-term interest rates.

Something used to tighten. / (UK, slang, archaic) A large meal; a feast or blowout.

plural of tightener

simple past tense and past participle of tighten

present participle of tighten

The act or process of making more tight.

Able to be tightened.

plural of tightening

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tighten up