Synonyms of tighten
as in to tense
to draw tight
tighten the straps on the backpack so that the load doesn't shift while hiking
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“Tighten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tighten. Accessed 7 Jun. 2023.
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