tighten

This whole car basically tightens up even more than it already was around you and becomes a weapon of speed and precision.

The government tightened their regulations, improved their enforcement capacity, and today lead levels in the hardest-hit regions of Georgia are down by 75%.

Once the beam cured, I tightened nuts onto the rods to tension them.

I'm going to tighten the blood pressure cuff.

To tension the rock bolts, I tightened washers and nuts onto each one.

We feel our heart tighten when we learn that someone had a difficult childhood, or is isolated and adrift or has been bullied at work or made to feel worthless in a past relationship.

And in this very same car just by turning the knobs and going into Sport mode or Track mode and dialing up the power and everything turning yellow and red, you tighten up the steering, you stiffen the suspension.