tighten down

verb

To make (something) tighter, most often screws, knots, straps, etc.

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Meanings

verbtighten down (third-person singular simple present tightens down, present participle tightening down, simple past and past participle tightened down)

present singular third person tightens down · participle present tightening down · participle past tightened down · past tightened down

  1. transitiveTo make (something) tighter, most often screws, knots, straps, etc.
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APA

tighten down. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tighten%20down

MLA

“tighten down.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tighten%20down. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tighten down,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tighten%20down.

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