to retighten

Examples

• All

• Before starting the race, make sure to retighten all the bolts on your bicycle to ensure safety.

• After each trial, the orthosis was repositioned on the knee and the straps were retightened as outlined above.

  Academic text (1995)

• Sure, you could loosen and retighten a pillow block to assemble the shaft, but you'd bow it and likely wreck a bearing sooner or later.

  Academic text (2009)

• After adjusting the lighting fixtures, remember to retighten the screws to prevent them from coming loose.

Synonyms

T

to tighten

vsto retighten

145 1.5

To make something hold firmly, like a bolt or belt

is about making something tight again after it became loose

R

to refasten

vsto retighten

1 3.6

To attach something again so it stays in place

aims to make a connection tighter rather than just reattaching parts

T

to tension

vsto retighten

1 4.4

To make something tight by pulling it

refers to tightening by turning or fastening rather than by stretching

T

to tauten

vsto retighten

6.2

To pull something like a rope until it becomes tight or to become tight

is mainly used for tightening hardware after it has loosened

R

to resecure

vsto retighten

6.0

To fasten something again so it does not move

focuses on restoring tightness specifically rather than general safety

Antonyms

L

to loosen

88 1.0

Make something less tight so it can move or open

How Tight

to retighten

1 3.5

to tighten

145 1.5

to fasten

68 1.6

to loosen

88 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology