tighten on

tighten something on(to) something

to make something more tightly attached to something. Will you please tighten this nut onto the bolt? I tightened the lid on the pickle jar.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Quintin	['kwintin]
Apps	[æps]
Tafadzwa	-	Southern African, Shona
Zvonimir	-	Croatian, Medieval Slavic
Tracy	['treisi]
Lestat	lə-STAT (English)	Literature