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Tied vs Tighten - What's the difference?

tied | tighten |

As verbs the difference between tied and tighten

is that tied is past tense of tie while tighten is to make tighter.

As an adjective tied

is connected.

tied

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Connected.
    • As a couple, they are strongly tied to one another.
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  • (sports) That resulted in a tie.
  • * Only two tied Test matches have occurred in the 2,000 Tests played since 1877.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (tie)

    • Anagrams

    * diet * edit * tide ----

    tighten

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make tighter.
    • Please tighten that screw a quarter-turn.
  • * Fawkes
    • Just where I please, with tightened rein / I'll urge thee round the dusty plain.
  • To become tighter.
    • That joint is tightening as the wood dries.
  • (economics) To make money harder to borrow or obtain.
    • If the government doesn't tighten the money supply, inflation is certain to be harsh.
  • (economics) To raise short-term interest rates.
    • The Fed is expected to tighten by a quarter-point.

    Antonyms

    * (make tighter) loosen

    Derived terms

    * retighten * tighten one's belt * tighten the purse strings * tightener

    Related terms

    * tight

    Distinguish from

    * titan, Titan