Tightens As A Drum Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 10, 2023

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	verb • make secure by lashing • take up the slack of
	29%	5		Tightens, 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.
	29%	6		Tightens up
	adjective • in or of a state of physical or nervous tension • pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat') • taut or rigid; stretched tight noun • a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time verb • become stretched or tense or taut • increase the tension on • become tense, nervous, or uneasy • cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious

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New York Times25 Sep 1977	Across 57
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