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tauten

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Main Entry: tauten
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: tense

Synonyms:

constrict, force, go rigid, stiffen, straighten, strain, tighten
Main Entry: constrict
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: inhibit

Synonyms:

astringe, choke, circumscribe, clench, compress, concentrate, condense, confine, constringe, contract, cramp, curb, draw together, limit, narrow, pinch, restrain, restrict, shrink, squeeze, strangle, strangulate, tauten, tense, tighten, tuck

Antonyms:

expand, free, let go, loosen, open, release
Main Entry: stiffen
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: make or become harder

Synonyms:

anneal, benumb, brace, cake, candy, cement, chill, clot, coagulate, condense, congeal, crystallize, curdle, firm, fix, freeze, gel, harden, inflate, inspissate, jell, jelly, ossify, petrify, precipitate, prop, reinforce, set, solidify, stabilize, starch, steady, strengthen, tauten, tense, thicken

Antonyms:

liquefy, loosen, melt
Main Entry: strain
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: stretch, often to limit

Synonyms:

constrict, distend, distort, draw tight, drive, exert, extend, fatigue, injure, overexert, overtax, overwork, pull, push, push to the limit, rack, sprain, task, tauten, tax, tear, tighten, tire, twist, weaken, wrench
Notes: a sprain involves one or more ligaments; a strain involves a tendon or muscle

Antonyms:

compress, concentrate
Main Entry: stretch
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: extend, elongate

Synonyms:

amplify, branch out, bridge, burst forth, cover, crane, develop, distend, drag out, draw, draw out, expand, fill, go, grow, inflate, lengthen, lie out, magnify, make, make taut, make tense, open, overlap, pad, prolong, prolongate, protract, pull, pull out, pyramid, rack, range, reach, recline, repose, run, shoot up, span, spin out, spread, spread out, spring up, strain, string out, swell, tauten, tighten, unfold, unroll, widen

Antonyms:

compress, concentrate
Main Entry: tidy
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: make neat and orderly

Synonyms:

clean, clear the decks, fix up, frame*, get act together, groom, neaten, order, police, pull together, put in good shape, put in order, put in shape, put to rights, shape up, spruce, spruce up, straighten, straighten up, tauten, whip into shape

Antonyms:

dirty, dishevel, disorder, disorganize, jumble, litter
Main Entry: tighten
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: constrict

Synonyms:

bind, clench, close, compress, condense, congeal, contract, cramp, crush, fasten, fix, grip, harden, narrow, pinch, pressure, rigidify, screw, secure, squeeze, stiffen, strain, strangle, stretch, tauten, tense, toughen

Antonyms:

free, let go, loose, loosen, relax, release
Main Entry: trig
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: tidy

Synonyms:

clean, clear the decks, fix up, frame*, freshen, get act together, groom, neaten, order, police, pull together, put in good shape, put in order, put in shape, put to rights, shape up, slick up, spruce, spruce up, straighten, straighten up, tauten, trim, whip into shape
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