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To draw together; to bind with a view to secure and strengthen, as a vessel by passing cables around it; to tighten; as a tackle by drawing the lines together.

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  1. v. t. To draw together; to bind with a view to secure and strengthen, as a vessel by passing cables around it; to tighten; as a tackle by drawing the lines together.
  2. v. t. To brace by drawing together, as the cords of a drum.
  3. v. make secure by lashing
  4. v. take up the slack of
  5. 1. (Naut.) To draw together; to bind with a view to secure and strengthen, as a vessel by passing cables around it; to tighten; as a tackle by drawing the lines together. Tottem. 2. To brace by drawing together, as the cords of a drum. Knoght.
  6. To draw together; to bind with a view to secure and strengthen,as a vessel by passing cables around it; to tighten; as a tackle bydrawing the lines together. Tottem.
  7. v. make secure by lashing v. take up the slack of