( 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.
( 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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012