Tighten Up (Verb)

Meaning

Severely restrict in scope or extent; "tighten the rules"; "stiffen the regulations".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

• Constrain
• Tighten
• Stiffen

Hypernyms

• Throttle
• Restrict
• Bound
• Trammel
• Confine