"retighten" meaning in English

See retighten in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: retightens [present, singular, third-person], retightening [participle, present], retightened [participle, past], retightened [past]
Etymology: From re- + tighten. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|tighten}} re- + tighten Head templates: {{en-verb}} retighten (third-person singular simple present retightens, present participle retightening, simple past and past participle retightened)
  1. to tighten again
    Sense id: en-retighten-en-verb-yjRODwnX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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