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Tightens A Belt Crossword Clue

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noun

• (boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily

• a small slip noose made with seizing

• the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet

• a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together

• a tight or amorous embrace

verb

• secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts

• hold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to prevent punches

• hold in a tight grasp

• embrace amorously

• flatten the ends (of nails and rivets)

• settle conclusively

45%7Tightens one's belt
verb

• subsist on a meager allowance

43%5Tightens, as a belt
verb

• To bind with a flexible rope or cord.

• To encircle with, or as if with a belt.

• To prepare oneself for an action.

• To jeer at.

• To jeer.

noun

• A sarcastic remark.

• A stroke with a rod or switch.

• A severe spasm; a twinge; a pang.

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