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English noun: tightening | |||
| 1. | tightening (act) the act of making something tighter | ||
| Samples | The tightening of economic controls. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | adjustment, alteration, modification | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | take-up | ||
| Antonyms | laxation, loosening | ||
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