transitive. To tighten or make fast by means of a rope or ropes drawn taut; e.g. the rigging or masts, the capstan-bars, or a boat or ship by…
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| 释义 | society > travel > travel by water > other nautical operations > [verb (transitive)] > make firm or taut > by specific means (2) swift1485 transitive. To tighten or make fast by means of a rope or ropes drawn taut; e.g. the rigging or masts, the capstan-bars, or a boat or ship by… to ride down1836 Nautical. To stretch or take down (a sail) by putting the force of one's weight on it or on the rope holding it. Now chiefly historical. |
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