retighten
/riˈtaɪtən/
verb
- To make something tight again after it has become loose.
- I had to retighten the screws on the chair because they kept coming loose.
- After driving for a few miles, he stopped to retighten the bolts on the trailer hitch.
- The mechanic advised me to retighten the lug nuts on my car's wheels after a tire change.
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