"Tightening" is a word in ENGLISH

amô - To tighten or straighten by pushing and pulling, (as a loom (terál), so that the cloth to be …

bákat - To tighten, to be or make tight (strained, close). (cf. hugút, dapát, táning, tríngka).

bakus n {1} belt. {2} champions title in sports like boxing. Upat ka túig níyang kuput sa bakus pagkakampiyun, He …

balitáng - Anything that tightens, stiffens, clasps, holds something together: brace, clamp, clasp, manacle, shackles; the piece of wood on …

bángil - To prop, support, put in, or under, something a prop or wedge of wood, stone, etc. in order …

banting n {1} rope or chain tied to s.t. to steady it, hold it down. Hugti ang banting sa balay …

An instrument for tightening the parts of a bedstead.

/AG-, -UM-/ to burst open. Irutem ti galut na dayta karton tapno saan nga bumikkias. Tighten the binding of that …

To draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension; to strain; to strengthen; as, to brace the …

búgtò - To break, snap, part, sunder. Indì mo pagbugtoón ang písì. Don’t break the string. Ginbúgtò níla ang talikalâ. …

v. /MANG-:-EN/ to loosen, slacken; to make loose or slack. Apay nga busbusem dayta galut ti kahon? Why are you …

A rectangular frame, with a tightening screw, used for compressing the joints of framework, etc.

An instrument intended to replace the knife in many operations, the parts operated on being severed by the crushing effect …

adj. /NA-/ tight. v. /MANG-:-AN/ to tighten, to cause to become tight, to make tight. Saan mo nga et-etan ti …

To draw together; to bind with a view to secure and strengthen, as a vessel by passing cables around it; …

A stick or small wooden cylinder used for tightening a bandage, in order to compress the arteries of a limb.

A Spanish mode of execution by strangulation, with an iron collar affixed to a post and tightened by a screw …

A method of inflicting the death penalty on convicted criminals prac-tised in Spain, Portugal, aud some Spauish-American countries, consistiug in …

guut a {1} tight, fitted tight. Guut ang kálù nákù, The hat is too small for me. {2} tight, stu? …

hangay, hángay v [A3; b8] do s.t. for no reason, more than is necessary. Muhángay lang siyag kasukù, He just …