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1 tighten
• tiuketa• tiukentaa• tilkitä• tiukata• tiukentua• jännittäätechnology• jännittyä• virittää• tiivistää• tiivistyä• kiertää kiinni• kiristyä• kiristää• koveta• koventua• koventaa• pingottua• pingottaa* * *verb (to make or become tight or tighter.) tiukentaa, tiivistyä -
2 tighten up
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3 tighten one's belt
(to make sacrifices and reduce one's standard of living: If the economy gets worse, we shall just have to tighten our belts.) kiristää vyötä -
4 tighten the purse strings
• supistaa menoja -
5 tighten holding screw
English-Finnish dictionary of machine parts > tighten holding screw
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6 tighten nut
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7 tight
• tiukassa• tiukasti• tiuha• tiukka• nuuka• jännittynyt• jännitetty• ahdas• ahdistava• puristava• päissään• päihtynyt• raoton• tiivis• tiiviisti• kapea• kitsas• kiinteä• kireä• liian tiivis• liian pieni• myötäinen• saita• suppea• piukka• pingotettu• pitävä• kova• luja• lujasti• lujalla* * *1. adjective1) (fitting very or too closely: I couldn't open the box because the lid was too tight; My trousers are too tight.) tiukka2) (stretched to a great extent; not loose: He made sure that the ropes were tight.) kireällä3) ((of control etc) strict and very careful: She keeps (a) tight control over her emotions.) tiukka4) (not allowing much time: We hope to finish this next week but the schedule's a bit tight.) kireä2. adverb((also tightly) closely; with no extra room or space: The bags were packed tight / tightly packed.) tiiviisti- - tight- tighten
- tightness
- tights
- tight-fisted
- tightrope
- a tight corner/spot
- tighten one's belt -
8 wind
• rullata• ryömiä• tuivertaa• ilma• jonninjoutava puhe• tuuli• tuulla• henki• hengästyttää• henkäys• hengitys• veivata• vetää• vihi• viima• aaltoilla• vainuta• vainu• vääntää• puikkelehtia• puolata• polveilla• puhaltaa• puhaltimet• raahautua• kehiä• kehiörakenne• kelata• kietaista• keriä• kietoa• kiemurrella• kiertää• kielenpieksäntä• kiemurtaa• kiertyä• kietoutua• lietsoa• leyhyä• lepuuttaa• kaarrella• kaartua• kaasu• meuruta• myrskytä• mutka• mutkitella• madella• mataa• suikertaa• kumpuilla• kähertää• käämiä• kääntää• kääriä• pikakelaus(eteenpäin)• poimuilla• pohottaa• koukerrella• koukertaa• luikertaa• luikerrella* * *I 1. wind noun1) ((an) outdoor current of air: The wind is strong today; There wasn't much wind yesterday; Cold winds blow across the desert.) tuuli2) (breath: Climbing these stairs takes all the wind out of me.) hengitys3) (air or gas in the stomach or intestines: His stomach pains were due to wind.) ilmavaivat2. verb(to cause to be out of breath: The heavy blow winded him.)3. adjective((of a musical instrument) operated or played using air pressure, especially a person's breath.)- windy- windiness
- windfall
- windmill
- windpipe
- windsurf
- windsurfer
- windsurfing
- windscreen
- windsock
- windsurf
- windsurfer
- windsurfing
- windswept
- get the wind up
- get wind of
- get one's second wind
- in the wind
- like the wind II past tense, past participle - wound; verb1) (to wrap round in coils: He wound the rope around his waist and began to climb.) kietoa2) (to make into a ball or coil: to wind wool.) keriä3) ((of a road etc) to twist and turn: The road winds up the mountain.) kiemurrella4) (to tighten the spring of (a clock, watch etc) by turning a knob, handle etc: I forgot to wind my watch.) vetää•- winder- winding
- wind up
- be/get wound up
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tighten — UK [ˈtaɪt(ə)n] / US or tighten up UK / US verb Word forms tighten : present tense I/you/we/they tighten he/she/it tightens present participle tightening past tense tightened past participle tightened Word forms tighten up : present tense… … English dictionary
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tighten — UK US /ˈtaɪtən/ verb [I or T] ► (also tighten up) GOVERNMENT, LAW to make a rule, system, or law stronger and more difficult to ignore: tighten controls/rules/regulation »There were renewed calls to tighten controls on imported products. ►… … Financial and business terms
Tighten — Tight en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tightened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tightening}.] To draw tighter; to straiten; to make more close in any manner. [1913 Webster] Just where I please, with tightened rein I ll urge thee round the dusty plain. Fawkes. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tighten — index adhere (fasten), constrict (compress) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
tighten — (v.) to make tight, 1727; the earlier verb was simply tight, from O.E. tyhtan, from the root of TIGHT (Cf. tight). Related: Tightened; tightening … Etymology dictionary
tighten — [v] constrict bind, clench, close, compress, condense, congeal, contract, cramp, crush, fasten, fix, grip, harden, narrow, pinch, pressure, rigidify, screw, secure, squeeze, stiffen, strain, strangle, stretch, tauten, tense, toughen; concepts 250 … New thesaurus
tighten — [tīt′ n] vt., vi. to make or become tight or tighter tightener n … English World dictionary
tighten — [[t]ta͟ɪt(ə)n[/t]] tightens, tightening, tightened 1) V ERG If you tighten your grip on something, or if your grip tightens, you hold the thing more firmly or securely. [V n] Luke answered by tightening his grip on her shoulder... [V prep] Her… … English dictionary
tighten — tight|en [ˈtaıtn] v also tighten up 1.) [T] to close or fasten something firmly by turning it ≠ ↑loosen ▪ Tighten the screws firmly. ▪ I d put the new tyre on, but I hadn t tightened up the wheel. 2.) [I and T] if you tighten a rope, wire etc, or … Dictionary of contemporary English
tighten — tight|en [ taıtn ] verb ** 1. ) transitive to turn something such as a screw or cover until it is tight and you cannot turn it any more 2. ) transitive to pull something such as a rope or belt until it is straighter or fits more tightly around… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
