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Definition of tighten
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Tighten
(v. t.) To draw
tighter;
to
straiten;
to make more close in any
manner.
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Swiftfoot
::
Swifter
(v. t.) To
tighten,
as slack
standing
rigging,
by
bringing
the
opposite
shrouds
nearer..
Straiten
::
Straiten
(v. t.) To make
tense,
or
tight;
to
tighten..
Tight
::
Tight (v. t.) To
tighten.
Bedkey
::
Bedkey
(n.) An
instrument
for
tightening
the parts of a
bedstead.
Cramp
::
Cramp (n.) A
rectangular
frame,
with a
tightening
screw,
used for
compressing
the
joints
of
framework,
etc..
Tightened
::
Tightened
(imp. & p. p.) of
Tighte.
Stretch
::
Stretch
(v. t.) To make
tense;
to
tighten;
to
distend
forcibly.
Brace
::
Brace (v. t.) To draw
tight;
to
tighten;
to put in a state of
tension;
to
strain;
to
strengthen;
as, to brace the
nerves..
Springal
::
Spring
(v. i.) A line led from a
vessel's
quarter
to her cable so that by
tightening
or
slacking
it she can be made to lie in any
desired
position;
a line led
diagonally
from the bow or stern of a
vessel
to some point upon the wharf to which she is
moored.
Tighten
::
Tighten
(v. t.) To draw
tighter;
to
straiten;
to make more close in any
manner.
Take-up
::
Take-up
(n.) That which takes up or
tightens;
specifically,
a
device
in a
sewing
machine
for
drawing
up the slack
thread
as the
needle
rises,
in
completing
a
stitch..
Spanner
::
Spanner
(n.) An iron
instrument
having
a jaw to fit a nut or the head of a bolt, and used as a lever to turn it with; a
wrench;
specifically,
a
wrench
for
unscrewing
or
tightening
the
couplings
of
hose..
Tightener
::
Tightener
(n.) That which
tightens;
specifically
(Mach.),
a
tightening
pulley..
Frap
::
Frap (v. t.) To draw
together;
to bind with a view to
secure
and
strengthen,
as a
vessel
by
passing
cables
around
it; to
tighten;
as a
tackle
by
drawing
the lines
together..
Turn-buckle
::
Turn-buckle
(n.) A loop or
sleeve
with a screw
thread
at one end and a
swivel
at the
other,
-- used for
tightening
a rod, stay, etc..
Garrot
::
Garrot
(n.) A stick or small
wooden
cylinder
used for
tightening
a
bandage,
in order to
compress
the
arteries
of a
limb..
Untighten
::
Untighten
(v. t.) To make less tight or
tense;
to
loosen.
Woolder
::
Woolder
(n.) A stick used to
tighten
the rope in
woolding.
Ecraseur
::
Ecraseur
(n.) An
instrument
intended
to
replace
the knife in many
operations,
the parts
operated
on being
severed
by the
crushing
effect
produced
by the
gradual
tightening
of a steel
chain,
so that
hemorrhage
rarely
follows..
Tightening
::
Tightening
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of
Tighte.
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