Just where I please, with tightened rein
I'll urge thee round the dusty plain. --Fawkes.
[1913 Webster]
{Tightening pulley} (Mach.), a pulley which rests, or is forced, against a driving belt to tighten it. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
tightening — UK US /ˈtaɪtənɪŋ/ noun [S or U] ► ECONOMICS, BANKING, GOVERNMENT the activity of limiting the amount of money that people and companies are able to borrow or spend, for example by increasing interest rates: credit/fiscal/monetary tightening… … Financial and business terms
tightening — noun the act of making something tighter (Freq. 1) the tightening of economic controls • Ant: ↑loosening • Derivationally related forms: ↑tighten • Hypernyms: ↑alteration, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Tightening pulley — Tighten Tight en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tightened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tightening}.] To draw tighter; to straiten; to make more close in any manner. [1913 Webster] Just where I please, with tightened rein I ll urge thee round the dusty plain. Fawkes … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tightening key — Corner Key is a small wedge or block inserted into the slotted inside corners of a canvas stretcher frame. The key is tapped in to expand the stretcher bars slightly, tensioning the canvas. The keys can be used to re tighten the canvas as it… … Wikipedia
tightening — noun The act or process of making more tight … Wiktionary
Tightening — Натяжение; затяжка, затягивание … Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии
tightening — Synonyms and related words: accelerando, acceleration, aggravation, beefing up, blowing up, blowup, clamping, clamping down, compression, concentration, condensation, consolidation, crescendoing, crescent, crush, deepening, enhancement,… … Moby Thesaurus
tightening — n. fastening, strengthening; act of making something tighter; become tight or tighter; making skin less lax, act of making the sking tighter tight·en || taɪtn v. make tight, pull taught; become tight, become taught … English contemporary dictionary
Tightening of blanket — Натяжение офсетной пластины; Обтяжка офсетного цилиндра декелем; затяжка офсетной пластины … Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии
tightening the belt — fastening a waistband; thriftiness, being economical, being frugal … English contemporary dictionary
