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tightens down

tightens down is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 tightens down

What is tightens down the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Tightens down is the third-person singular simple present indicative of tighten down.

Words near tightens down in the dictionary

  1. tightening the pursestrings
  2. tightening up
  3. tighteningly
  4. tightenings
  5. tightens
  6. tightens down
  7. tightens one's belt
  8. tightens the purse strings
  9. tightens the purse-strings
  10. tightens the pursestrings
  11. tightens up

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