- to pull taut
- strak spannen
English-Dutch technical dictionary. 2013.
to pull taut
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pull — Huki; ♦ pull up, uhuki, unu unu; ♦ pull obliquely, kiwi; ♦ pull away from, nanahuki; ♦ pull back steadily, as a line, āwala; ♦ pull taut, as a fishline, kōmi; ♦ pull along, kaualakō, alakō; ♦ pull hard or frequently, huhuki … English-Hawaiian dictionary
Taut-line hitch — Names Taut line hitch, Adjustable hitch, Rigger s hitch, Midshipman s hitch, Tent line hitch, Tent hitch Category Hitch … Wikipedia
taut — [tôt] adj. [ME toght, tight, firm, prob. < pp. of togen (< OE togian), to pull, TOW1] 1. tightly stretched: said as of a rope 2. showing strain; tense [a taut smile] 3. tidy, well disciplined, efficient, etc. [a taut ship] SYN. TIGHT … English World dictionary
taut — early 14c., tohte, possibly from tog , pp. stem of O.E. teon to pull, drag, from P.Gmc. *tugn, from PIE *deuk to lead (see DUKE (Cf. duke) (n.)) … Etymology dictionary
taut — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel ▪ become, go, grow ▪ Her body went as taut as a bowstring. ▪ remain, stay … Collocations dictionary
pull in — Synonyms and related words: accomplish, achieve, apprehend, approach, arrest, arrive, arrive at, arrive in, attain, attain to, be received, bit, blow in, bob up, bridle, bust, check, check in, clock in, collar, come, come in, come to, come to… … Moby Thesaurus
taut — adj. 1 (of a rope, muscles, etc.) tight; not slack. 2 (of nerves) tense. 3 (of a ship etc.) in good order or condition. Derivatives: tauten v.tr. & intr. tautly adv. tautness n. Etymology: ME touht, togt, perh. = TOUGH, infl. by tog past part.… … Useful english dictionary
strained — streɪnd adj. forced, artificial, not spontaneous; taut, stretched; passed through a strainer or sieve streɪn n. tension; pressure; exertion; sprain or other injury caused by excess stress on some part of the body; extreme emotional pressure;… … English contemporary dictionary
tense — adj 1. taut, tight, drawn tight; rigid, stiff, inelastic, uplastic, inflexible, unbending, unyielding. 2. nervous, high strung, strained, under a strain, Sl. uptight, keyed up, wound up, choked up; worked up, wrought up, agitated, flustered,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
tighten — verb 1) she tightened the rope Syn: pull taut, tauten, pull tight, stretch, tense Ant: loosen, slacken 2) he tightened his lips Syn: narrow, constrict … Thesaurus of popular words
stretch — I. verb Etymology: Middle English strecchen, from Old English streccan; akin to Old High German strecchan to stretch, Old English stræc firm, severe Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to extend (as one s limbs or body) in a reclining… … New Collegiate Dictionary
