tighten

1. (transitive)To make tighter.

   Please tighten that screw a quarter-turn.

   anziehen, straffen

   натя́гиватьnatjágivatʹ, натяну́тьnatjanútʹ, затя́гиватьzatjágivatʹ

   make tight or tighter

2. (intransitive)To become tighter.

   That joint is tightening as the wood dries.

   натя́гиватьсяnatjágivatʹsja, натяну́тьсяnatjanútʹsja, затя́гиватьсяzatjágivatʹsja

   become tight or tighter

3. To make money harder to borrow or obtain.

   If the government doesn't tighten the money supply, inflation is certain to be harsh.

4. To raise short-term interest rates.

   The Fed is expected to tighten by a quarter-point.

1. I tightened the bolts.

   Я підтягнув болти.

   ruЯ затянул болты.

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2. I have to tighten my belt.

   deIch muss den Gürtel enger schnallen.

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3. You need to tighten that bolt.

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4. They've tightened security at the airport.

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5. He suddenly tightened his arm around her.

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regular · Lesson

• tighten upTo make sufficiently tight.
• tighten downTo make (something) tighter, most often screws, knots, straps, etc.