tighten a spring

  • 1Tighten Up (Archie Bell & the Drells song) — Tighten Up (Part 1) Single by Archie Bell the Drells from the album Tighten Up LP [1] Released 1968 Format 7 , 12 …

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  • 2Tighten Up, Vol. 88 — Infobox Album | Name = Tighten Up, Vol. 88 Type = Album Artist = Big Audio Dynamite Released = June 1988 Recorded = Genre = Rock/Dance Length = 46:09 Label = CBS Producer = Mick Jones Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|2|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg …

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  • 3Corvette leaf spring — Since 1963, transverse leaf springs have been an integral part of the suspension of GM s Chevrolet Corvette. This article concerns the practical differences between leafs and coils, popular misconceptions, and the design considerations that led… …

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  • 4wind — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German wint wind, Latin ventus, Greek aēnai to blow, Sanskrit vāti it blows Date: before 12th century 1. a. a natural movement of air of any velocity;… …

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  • 5wind up — {v.} 1. To tighten the spring of a machine; to make it work or run. * /Mary wound up the toy car and let it run across the room./ * /He doesn t have to wind up his watch because it is run by a battery./ 2. To make very excited, nervous, upset.… …

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  • 6wind up — {v.} 1. To tighten the spring of a machine; to make it work or run. * /Mary wound up the toy car and let it run across the room./ * /He doesn t have to wind up his watch because it is run by a battery./ 2. To make very excited, nervous, upset.… …

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  • 7overwind — verb a) To wind (tighten a spring of) something excessively. b) To twist itself more tightly …

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  • 8wind\ up — v 1. To tighten the spring of a machine; to make it work or run. Mary wound up the toy car and let it run across the room. He doesn t have to wind up his watch because it is run by a battery. 2. To make very excited, nervous, upset. Usually used… …

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  • 9wind up — 1) end, finish, settle Let s wind things up now and then we can all go home. 2) tighten the spring of a machine to make it work or run Every night before he goes to bed my grandfather winds up his alarm clock. 3) make very excited, nervous or… …

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  • 10Hose clamp — A hose clamp or hose clip is a device used to attach and seal a hose onto a fitting such as a barb or nib. A hose clamp is not the same as a pipe clamp which is a clamp made partly out of a pipe, not a clamp for clamping pipe. TypesMany types are …

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