Vocabulary C1: to hold or fix something more securely in position; to make something or become more difficult to move, open or separate

Question

to hold or fix something more securely in position; to make something or become more difficult to move, open or separate

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The brake cable needs TIGHTENING up.

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tighten

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The government is to TIGHTEN controls on the sale of alcohol.

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The rope holding the boat suddenly TIGHTENED and broke.

To hold or fix something more securely in position; to make something or become more difficult to move, open or separate