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  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tighten
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The helicopter uses a scissor-type grapple which tightens on the logs as it lifts them.
The Prusik can slide along a rope when loose but tightens when weight is placed on it.
A typical Lancashire-pattern wing nut on the heavy screw tightens the blade.
Eventually he rams it into gear and inches it backward as the line tightens slowly until a sound like a rifle report pings through the chassis.
Gently pull the paper so that it tightens and you can crease the folds as shown to make it lie perfectly flat.
From the claustrophobic setting of an underwater oil rig to the potential nuclear meltdown each scene slowly tightens the screws of suspense.

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