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limit vs tighten

tighten vs limit

limit is a noun but tighten is not a noun.

limit and tighten both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
limit Yes No Yes No
tighten No No Yes No
As verbs, tighten is a hyponym of limit; that is, tighten is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than limit:
  • limit: place limits on (extent or amount or access)
  • tighten: narrow or limit
Other hyponyms of limit include reduce, tie, gate, draw a line, draw the line, mark off, mark out, cramp, halter, hamper, strangle, constrain, stiffen, tighten up, clamp down, crack down, delimit, delimitate, demarcate, cumber, encumber, restrain, scant, skimp.
limit (noun) tighten (noun)
the greatest possible degree of something
the boundary of a specific area
as far as something can go
the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed
the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity
final or latest limiting point
limit (verb) tighten (verb)
restrict or confine within limits become tight or tighter
place limits on (extent or amount or access) make tight or tighter
decide upon or fix definitely severely restrict in scope or extent
narrow or limit
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