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mistighten

mistighten verb: to tighten improperly.

Verb

mistighten (third-person singular simple present mistightens, present participle mistightening, simple past and past participle mistightened)

  1. To tighten improperly.
    • to detect when a bolt has been mistightened1978, American Machinist - Volume 122, Issues 1-6, page 75
    • Mistightening can be checked visually .1985, The Japan Industrial & Technological Bulletin - Volume 13, page 17

Forms of mistighten

third-person singular presentmistightens
present participlemistightening
past participlemistightened
pastmistightened

Origin of mistighten

From mis- + tighten.

Questions about mistighten

What does mistighten mean?
Mistighten means to tighten improperly.
What part of speech is mistighten?
Mistighten is a verb.
What is the past tense of mistighten?
The past tense of mistighten is mistightened.

Words near mistighten in the dictionary

  1. mistiest
  2. mistified
  3. mistifies
  4. mistify
  5. mistifying
  6. mistighten
  7. mistightened
  8. mistightening
  9. mistightens
  10. mistigri
  11. mistigris

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