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retighten
retighten v.
Brit. 
/(ˌ)riːˈtʌɪtn/
, /(ˌ)riːˈtʌɪtn/U.S. /riˈtaɪtn/
/riˈtaɪtn/ΚΠ
1749 J. Cleland Mem. Woman of Pleasure I. 204 With a fullness of soft springy flesh, that..soon recovers itself so as to retighten that strict compression of its mantlings and folds which form the sides of the passage.
1887 T. Hardy Woodlanders III. i. 12 He told Upjohn to re-tighten the girths.
1993 Collins Compl. DIY Man. (new ed.) ix. 414/1 Smear the olive with silicone sealant and retighten the cap-nut. Do not overtighten, or you may damage the olive.
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