Usually means: Increase pressure to ensure compliance.
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We found 6 dictionaries that define the word tighten the screws:

General (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. tighten the screws: Merriam-Webster
  2. tighten the screws: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. tighten the screws: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. tighten the screws: Medical dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. tighten the screws: Idioms

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Tighten the screws: Twists, Slugs and Roscoes: Hardboiled Slang



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