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limit vs tighten up

tighten up vs limit

limit is a noun but tighten up is not a noun.

limit and tighten up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
limit Yes No Yes No
tighten up No No Yes No
As verbs, tighten up is a hyponym of limit; that is, tighten up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than limit:
  • limit: place limits on (extent or amount or access)
  • tighten up: severely restrict in scope or extent
Other hyponyms of limit include reduce, tighten, tie, gate, draw a line, draw the line, mark off, mark out, cramp, halter, hamper, strangle, constrain, stiffen, tighten, clamp down, crack down, delimit, delimitate, demarcate, cumber, encumber, restrain, scant, skimp.
limit (noun) tighten up (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 up (verb)
restrict or confine within limits severely restrict in scope or extent
place limits on (extent or amount or access)
decide upon or fix definitely
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