"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 • ...

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 • ...

Kolokacji: 1

Grup znaczeniowych: 7

Kolokacji: 16

(2) painfully, hard, gently, firmly

Kolokacji: 4

1. tighten painfully = dociśnij boleśnie tighten painfully

2. tighten hard = dociśnij mocno tighten hard

3. gently tighten = łagodnie dociśnij gently tighten

4. tighten firmly = dociśnij stanowczo tighten firmly

Firmly tightening the belt of her oldest wrap, Kate took her daughter and sat.
The pounding in her ears diminished to a soft pulse, while her unstrung muscles tightened suddenly and firmly.
After wrapping the wire in place, tighten firmly before replacing the switch or receptacle in its wall box.
When he had the ring fitted all the way around the hatch-groove, he reached up above the hatch with one hand and below the hatch with the other, and pulled two matching levers sideways-the edges of the hatch-groove tightened firmly on the ring.
Some power drills require a special tool to firmly tighten the chuck.
Most hand drills require a special tool to firmly tighten the chuck.

(3) suddenly, sharply

Kolokacji: 2

(4) convulsively, steadily

Kolokacji: 2

(5) merely, simply

Kolokacji: 2

Kolokacji: 3

(7) automatically, reflexively

Kolokacji: 2

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