Synonyms and related words :
continue, crank, crank in, drag out, draw, draw in, draw out, draw taut, elongate, extend, lengthen, lengthen out, let out, produce, prolong, prolongate, protract, pull, pull in, reel, reel in, spin out, strain, stretch, stretch out, string out, tackle, tense, tighten, trim, winch, wind in, windlass