Definition of Retighten

1. Verb. to tighten again ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Retighten

1. tighten [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: tighten

Lexicographical Neighbors of Retighten

reticulosis
reticulospinal
reticulospinal tract
reticulotomy
reticulum
reticulum cell
reticulum cell sarcoma
reticulum trabeculare sclerae
reticulums
retie
retied
retieing
reties
retiform
retighten (current term)
retightened
retightening
retightens
retile
retiled
retiles
retiling
retime
retimed
retimes
retiming
retina
retina-specific amine oxidase
retinacula

Literary usage of Retighten

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1910)
"... approximately, requires frequent retighten- ing, which is a source of too much expense and leads to a rapid destruction of the belt. See Fig. 4 and Par. ..."

2. Transactions by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1910)
"... approximately, requires frequent retighten- ing, which is a source of too much expense and leads to a rapid destruction of the belt. See Fig. 4 and Par. ..."

3. The Woodlanders: A Novel by Thomas Hardy (1896)
"The old man went out-of-doors again; and his horse being hardly unsaddled as yet, he told Upjohn to retighten the girths, when he again mounted, ..."

4. Dyke's Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia by Andrew Lee Dyke (1916)
"... raise the arm slightly and retighten the nut. This will tighten the belt. Note—This nut frequently has a left hand thread. Stopping Slight Leaks in ..."

5. Dyke's Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia by Andrew Lee Dyke (1919)
"If this happens, loosen the nut which holds the eccentric arm of the fan, raise the arm slightly and retighten the nut. This will tighten the belt. ..."

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