tighten
transitive & intransitive verbTo make or become tight or tighter.
To make tight; draw tighter; straiten; make more close in any manner; constrict.
To become tight; be drawn tighter.
transitive verbTo draw tighter; to straiten; to make more close in any manner.
transitive verba pulley which rests, or is forced, against a driving belt to tighten it.
verbTo make
To become tighter.
verbTo make money harder to borrow or obtain.
verbTo raise short-term interest rates.
verbrestrict