Definition of retighten in English:

retighten

verbriːˈtʌɪt(ə)n

[with object]

Tighten again; make tighter.
loosen the tourniquet every hour or so and then retighten it
Example sentencesExamples
- Well, I say my bike was completely unaffected - I had to stop a few miles down the course and completely retighten my mudguard bolts, as they were rattling like mad and doing my head in.
- ‘Well,’ Adam grunted as he retightened the cinch on the horse's saddle, ‘it did.’
- I took off my kneeboard and retightened my straps.
- Public interest groups denounced the move, and legislators retightened some of the rules.
- He quickly retightened the straps around his boots, snatched his weapon from off the wall, and then grabbed his helmet from its resting place on one of the four bed posts.
- He loosened and then retightened his grip on the sword's decorative hilt, readying to attack.
- Repression of intellectuals was eased, only to be retightened at any sign of dissent.
- If it is still too tight you can loosen the kickstand-side outer nut, back the cone up about 1/4 turn and retighten.
- Most of the time, fixing or replacing loose bushings means backing them out, applying a thread locking compound, retightening them and forgetting immediate future concerns.
- He retightened all hubs in accordance with technical order instructions.
- Once the seal bolts were retightened and made watertight, the crew started to load the tubes with the experimental mines.
- Just loosen the screw near the top of the trigger and slide it in the desired direction, then retighten the screw.
- Moreover, the drop in stock prices and higher corporate bond yields have retightened financial conditions and offset the Fed's earlier stimulus.
- While there is also support for retightening the rules in the U.S. House of Representatives, leaders in that chamber are opposed and may prevent a similar measure from moving forward.
- If the knot is taking a lot of stress, it will usually work itself loose, or let the line slip through, which is never good as it forces you to retighten the line repeatedly in a session of slacking.
- Then screw the rod in about 1/8 inch, retighten the lock nut against the fitting, and test.
- Angel retightened his grip on the ex-Watcher's arm and pulled him away from the desk.
- I had to reach around his waist to grab the loose end of the belt and retightened it with a series of sharp tugs.
- The paraglider pilot never released the towline but had he done so before it retightened the incident would have been prevented

单词	retighten
释义	Definition of retighten in English: retighten verbriːˈtʌɪt(ə)n [with object] Tighten again; make tighter. loosen the tourniquet every hour or so and then retighten it Example sentencesExamples Well, I say my bike was completely unaffected - I had to stop a few miles down the course and completely retighten my mudguard bolts, as they were rattling like mad and doing my head in. ‘Well,’ Adam grunted as he retightened the cinch on the horse's saddle, ‘it did.’ I took off my kneeboard and retightened my straps. Public interest groups denounced the move, and legislators retightened some of the rules. He quickly retightened the straps around his boots, snatched his weapon from off the wall, and then grabbed his helmet from its resting place on one of the four bed posts. He loosened and then retightened his grip on the sword's decorative hilt, readying to attack. Repression of intellectuals was eased, only to be retightened at any sign of dissent. If it is still too tight you can loosen the kickstand-side outer nut, back the cone up about 1/4 turn and retighten. Most of the time, fixing or replacing loose bushings means backing them out, applying a thread locking compound, retightening them and forgetting immediate future concerns. He retightened all hubs in accordance with technical order instructions. Once the seal bolts were retightened and made watertight, the crew started to load the tubes with the experimental mines. Just loosen the screw near the top of the trigger and slide it in the desired direction, then retighten the screw. Moreover, the drop in stock prices and higher corporate bond yields have retightened financial conditions and offset the Fed's earlier stimulus. While there is also support for retightening the rules in the U.S. House of Representatives, leaders in that chamber are opposed and may prevent a similar measure from moving forward. If the knot is taking a lot of stress, it will usually work itself loose, or let the line slip through, which is never good as it forces you to retighten the line repeatedly in a session of slacking. Then screw the rod in about 1/8 inch, retighten the lock nut against the fitting, and test. Angel retightened his grip on the ex-Watcher's arm and pulled him away from the desk. I had to reach around his waist to grab the loose end of the belt and retightened it with a series of sharp tugs. The paraglider pilot never released the towline but had he done so before it retightened the incident would have been prevented
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