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tightened down

tightened down is the simple past and past participle of tighten down.

Meaning of tighten down

Verb

tighten down (third-person singular simple present tightens down, present participle tightening down, simple past and past participle tightened down)

  1. (transitive) To make (something) tighter, most often screws, knots, straps, etc.

Questions about tightened down

What is tightened down the simple past and past participle of?
Tightened down is the simple past and past participle of tighten down.

Words near tightened down in the dictionary

  1. tighten the purse-strings
  2. tighten the pursestrings
  3. tighten up
  4. tightenable
  5. tightened
  6. tightened down
  7. tightened one's belt
  8. tightened the purse strings
  9. tightened the purse-strings
  10. tightened the pursestrings
  11. tightened up

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