n00148057
| type | n |
| lex_filenum | 04 |
| def | the act of making something tighter |
| examples | the tightening of economic controls |
| Outgoing links | |
| Hypernym | alteration, modification, adjustment |
| Derivationally related form | tightening → tighten |
| Antonym | tightening → loosening |
| Hyponym | take-up |
| Incoming links | |
| Antonym | loosening → tightening |
| Hypernym | take-up |
| Hyponym | alteration, modification, adjustment |
| Derivationally related form | tighten → tightening |
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