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    TIGHTEN ONE'S BELT

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (verb) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Live frugally and use less resourcesplay

    Example:

    In the new economy, we all have to learn to tighten our belts

    Classified under:

    Verbs of buying, selling, owning

    Hypernyms (to "tighten one's belt" is one way to...):

    economise; economize; save (spend sparingly, avoid the waste of)

    Sentence frame:

    Somebody ----s

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