tightening

tightening teriminin İngilizce İngilizce sözlükte anlamı: Present participle of tighten; Becoming more tight; the act of making something tighter; "the tightening of economic controls; {i} fastening, strengthening; act of making something tighter; become tight or tighter; making skin less lax, act of making the sking tighter; that is becoming more tight; the act of making something tighter; "the tightening of economic controls"
tightening the belt: fastening a waistband; thriftiness, being economical, being frugal
belt-tightening: A reduction in expenditure as a result of financial restrictions
tighten: To raise short-term interest rates
The Fed is expected to tighten by a quarter-point.
tighten: To make tighter
Please tighten that screw a quarter-turn.
belt-tightening: Increased thrift and frugality; a reduction in spending
tighten: {v} to make tight or close, to straiten
belt-tightening: If you need to do some belt-tightening, you must spend less money and manage without things because you have less money than you used to have. This will cause further belt-tightening in the public services
tighten: To make money harder to borrow or obtain
tighten: {f} make tight, pull taught; become tight, become taught
tighten: If a part of your body tightens, the muscles in it become tense and stiff, for example because you are angry or afraid. Sofia's throat had tightened and she couldn't speak relax + tightening tight·en·ing a headache caused by tension which results in tightening of the muscles in the neck
tighten: To draw tighter; to straiten; to make more close in any manner
tighten: make tight or tighter; "Tighten the wire"
tighten: If you tighten a rope or chain, or if it tightens, it is stretched or pulled hard until it is straight. The anchorman flung his whole weight back, tightening the rope The cables tightened and he was lifted gradually from the deck. slacken
tighten: If someone in authority tightens a rule, a policy, or a system, they make it stricter or more efficient. The United States plans to tighten the economic sanctions currently in place Take-off and landing procedures have been tightened after two jets narrowly escaped disaster. relax Tighten up means the same as tighten. Until this week, every attempt to tighten up the law had failed He accused ministers of breaking election pledges to tighten up on immigration. + tightening tight·en·ing the tightening of state control over press and broadcasting
tighten: make tight or tighter; "Tighten the wire
tighten: If a government or organization tightens its grip on a group of people or an activity, or if its grip tightens, it begins to have more control over it. He knows he has considerable support for his plans to tighten his grip on the machinery of central government As the regime's grip on the mainland tightened over the next few years, hundreds of thousands more people fled south
tighten: become tight or tighter; "The rope tightened"
tighten: restrict; "Tighten the rules"; "stiffen the regulations"
tighten: When you tighten a screw, nut, or other device, you turn it or move it so that it is more firmly in place or holds something more firmly. I used my thumbnail to tighten the screw on my lamp Tighten up means the same as tighten. It's important to tighten up the wheels properly, otherwise they vibrate loose and fall off
tighten: become tight or tighter; "The rope tightened" make tight or tighter; "Tighten the wire
tighten: If you tighten your grip on something, or if your grip tightens, you hold the thing more firmly or securely. Luke answered by tightening his grip on her shoulder Her arms tightened about his neck in gratitude Stefano's grip tightened and his tone became colder. loosen
tighten: To become tighter
tighten: narrow or limit; "reduce the influx of foreigners"
tighten: to tighten your belt: see belt to tighten the screw: see screw