Antonyms for tighten

Grammar : Verb

Spell : tahyt-n

Phonetic Transcription : ˈtaɪt n

Definition of tighten

Origin : "to make tight," 1727; the earlier verb was simply tight, from Old English tyhtan, from the root of tight. Related: Tightened; tightening.

verb constrict

Example sentences :

Then put the cover, or lid, on as in Fig. 13, but do not tighten it.
Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

I closed my eyes for a moment, and a hand seemed to tighten about my heart.
Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill

Then put on the sealing nuts and tighten them partly with your fingers.
Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte

Then tighten the sealing nuts with the special Exide wrench.
Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte

He tried to tighten it, tried to squeeze Martha's thin one in return.
Extract from : « Death of a Spaceman » by Walter M. Miller

His crooked finger was just about to tighten on the trigger.
Extract from : « The House in the Water » by Charles G. D. Roberts

When I told him we had come for the cattle, the muscles of his jaw seemed to tighten.
Extract from : « Dwellers in the Hills » by Melville Davisson Post

This is to tighten the thong by pressure of the hand against the disc while using.
Extract from : « Boy Scouts Handbook » by Boy Scouts of America

Loosen it, but be ready to tighten it again quickly if bleeding re-commences.
Extract from : « Boy Scouts Handbook » by Boy Scouts of America

Every kopeck, every rouble, has gone to tighten that embrace.
Extract from : « The Genius » by Margaret Horton Potter

Synonyms for tighten

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