"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 • ...

Kolokacji: 12

1. tighten up = zaostrzyć (np. przepisy, regulacje) tighten up

2. tighten around = dociśnij wokół tighten around

3. tighten on = dociskać na tighten on

4. tighten into = dociskać do tighten into

5. tighten with = dociskać z tighten with

6. tighten at = dociskać przy tighten at

7. tighten in = dociskać w tighten in

8. tighten to = dociskać aby tighten to

9. tighten for = dociskać dla tighten for

10. tighten over = dociskać ponad tighten over

11. tighten about = dociskać około tighten about

12. tighten against = dociskać przeciwko tighten against

Then he felt her tighten and shift against his side as if she'd made a decision.
John felt his nails tighten against the seat of the car.
He could feel his back muscles tightening against a blow.
He tightened his abdominal muscles against the power of the feeling within him.
He could feel his body go light in the seat, and then tighten against the shoulder harness.
For the first time since they'd met, he could see fear in Chuck's eyes, his jaw trying to tighten against it.
Jessica started to speak, felt the arm tighten against her throat.
But recently the league tightened some rules, particularly against hand-checking.
But she has also called for tightening the nation's borders against illegal aliens.
He limped on, tightening his lips against the pain of movement.

Grup znaczeniowych: 2

tighten + adjetivo/adverbio

Kolokacji: 31

tighten further • tighten slightly • tighten painfully • tighten suddenly • slowly tighten • ...

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