tighten
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
- arrow points to the broader concept
- dashed outline: no word in this language
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
make tight or tighter
Tighten the wire
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- tightening derivation
Sense 2 verb
become tight or tighter
The rope tightened
Types & categories
- change hypernym
- constringe hyponym
- firm hyponym
- constrict hyponym
- tense hyponym
Sense 3 verb
restrict
Tighten the rules
Types & categories
- throttle hypernym
Sense 4 verb
narrow or limit
reduce the influx of foreigners
Types & categories
- throttle hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | tightening |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | change |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | frap |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | firm |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | screw |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | wind up |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | change |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | constringe |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | firm |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | constrict |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | tense |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | throttle |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | throttle |