緊まる

しまる【締まる･緊まる】

1 〔緩みがなくなる〕 tighten; get [draw] tight [taut]; 〔たるみがなくなる〕 firm up; grow firm; tighten (up); lose slack.

●締まった筋肉 firm muscles.

●ねじがしっかり締まった. The screw went firmly home.

・チューブのふたがきちんと締まった. The top of the tube went on properly.

・定期的なジム通いで体が締まってきた. Going to the gym regularly has firmed up my muscles.

2 〔はりつめる〕 tense. [⇒しまらない]

●締まった投手戦 a tense pitching battle.

●社長の登場で座が締まった. The president's arrival filled the meeting with tension.

・さあ 9 回裏だ. 締まっていこう! It's the bottom of the ninth! Be extra careful!

3 〔倹約する〕 be frugal; be thrifty; 《口》 tighten [draw in, pull in] one's belt; 〔(株価などが)堅調になる〕 firm up.

●株価が締まってきた. Share prices have firmed up [grown firmer].