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"tighten" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

tighten verbo

tighten + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 30
tighten controls • tighten one's grip • tighten one's belts • tighten security • tighten one's hold • tighten policy • tighten one's arms • ...
colocaciones frecuentes
Kolokacji: 15
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 7
(1) control, restriction, standard, regulation, rule, ...
Kolokacji: 7
(2) grip, hold, screw, grasp
Kolokacji: 4
1. tighten one's grip = dociskać czyjś chwyt tighten one's grip
2. tighten one's hold = dociskać czyjś uścisk tighten one's hold
  • The other men have tightened their hold on me, at his signal.
  • Tightening his hold on himself, he asked her why she had chosen him.
  • As it was, I could only tighten my hold on him.
  • When it tried to jump down I tightened my hold.
  • He tried to tighten his hold on her, but didn't have the strength.
  • John merely tightened his hold, while taking care not to hurt her.
  • She started to pull away, but he tightened his hold on her shoulder.
  • She fed him energy and tightened her hold on the girl.
  • She kept trying to pull free, and they tightened their hold.
  • He tightened his hold on her arm as they crossed the side street.
3. tighten the screws = dokręć wkręty tighten the screws
4. tighten one's grasp = dociskać czyjś chwyt tighten one's grasp
(3) belt, arm, noose
Kolokacji: 3
(4) security, policy, credit, sanction, law
Kolokacji: 5
(5) lip, muscle, jaw, throat, mouth, ...
Kolokacji: 6
(6) finger, hand, fist
Kolokacji: 3
(7) requirement, enforcement
Kolokacji: 2
verbo + tighten
Kolokacji: 4
try tightening • begin tightening • keep tightening • finish tightening
tighten + preposición
Kolokacji: 25
tighten up • tighten around • tighten on • tighten into • tighten with • ...
tighten + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 31
tighten further • tighten slightly • tighten painfully • tighten suddenly • slowly tighten • ...

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