Examples of 'tighten up' in a sentence

Meaning of "tighten up"

The phrase 'tighten up' is used to describe the act of making something more secure, firm, or well-structured. It can refer to various situations, such as adjusting a loose object, securing a fastener, strengthening regulations, or improving the efficiency of a process or system. 'Tighten up' implies taking corrective measures to ensure a tighter and more controlled state
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  • To make sufficiently tight.
  • To fix something or make it correct.
  • To become tense and restrained.
  • To become stringent and ungenerous.

How to use "tighten up" in a sentence

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I do think we need to tighten up on immigrants and refugees.
Tighten up the plug for the amp.
All you need is to tighten up the borders.
Tighten up boiler drainage plug with a coin.
We are gonna have to tighten up on that area as well.
Tighten up the fitting over all threads.
There was also a need to tighten up extradition procedures.
To tighten up official control and to improve traceability.
But you can tighten up the grip.
Tighten up the screws on the rear hinge.
You two should tighten up your security.
Ok tighten up the drag before you reel it in.
Could you maybe tighten up the ranks.
Tighten up the word choice and language.
We have had to tighten up our lending criteria.

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Swordplay tends to make my arm muscles tighten up.
You can tighten up your big belly.
I am gonna have to get them to tighten up on security.
We may have to tighten up ethical requirements somewhat.
As if you need a degree to tighten up some nuts.
Muscles tighten up as a protective mechanism during injury.
Perhaps you should tighten up your rhetoric.
It hurts twice as bad when you tighten up.
You need me to tighten up before you weaken it.
So it is very important that we tighten up our act.
We will have to tighten up our defensive display.
That can cause your players to tighten up.
If you want to tighten up the thigh muscles.
That showed us which sections we needed to tighten up.
Make sure you tighten up on the night.
This is an area they would like to tighten up.
We will have to tighten up your diet a little.
Tighten up the follow vehicles now.
Time for everyone to tighten up their belts.
Let us tighten up the links with the country.
Why did your surveillance tighten up on you in d.
Do not tighten up the barrel too much.
These amendments seek to tighten up the proposals.
Then tighten up each bolt equally.
We think it would be wise to tighten up this system.
It is time to tighten up because the world is watching.
We tabled amend ments to tighten up the text.
It should tighten up in line with your target.
In general terms they tighten up the text.
I just tighten up and get tense.
We have to take note and tighten up control.
Tighten up the definitions of restrictions on the right of residence.
There may be a need to tighten up some of them.
He will tighten up that neck waddle for you.
I accept there is a need to tighten up the regulations.

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Tighten the screw through the clips
I will just tighten these up for you
Tighten properly the connection block screws
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