tighten up the nut

  • 1tighten — [[t]ta͟ɪt(ə)n[/t]] tightens, tightening, tightened 1) V ERG If you tighten your grip on something, or if your grip tightens, you hold the thing more firmly or securely. [V n] Luke answered by tightening his grip on her shoulder... [V prep] Her… …

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  • 2tighten — verb ADVERB ▪ a little, slightly, etc. ▪ considerably ▪ gradually, slowly ▪ suddenly ▪ …

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  • 3nut — noun 1 food ADJECTIVE ▪ cashew, macadamia, pistachio, etc. ▪ chopped, mixed, salted ▪ tree (esp. AmE) …

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  • 4The Garage (TV) — infobox television show name = The Garage format = Documentary film Reality television picture format = 480i (SDTV) runtime = 50 minutes (Discovery Channel)(times are not including commercials) starring = Graham Jock Campbell Alicia Campbell… …

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  • 5stuffing nut — /ˈstʌfɪŋ nʌt/ (say stufing nut) noun the nut on a stuffing box that serves to condense the packing and so to tighten the seal …

  • 6Basic physics of the violin — The distinctive sound of a violin is the result of interactions between its many parts. Drawing a bow across the strings causes them to vibrate. This vibration is transmitted through the bridge and sound post to the body of the violin (mainly the …

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  • 7stuffing nut — noun a nut used to tighten a stuffing box • Syn: ↑packing nut • Hypernyms: ↑nut • Part Holonyms: ↑stuffing box, ↑packing box * * * noun : a nut used to tighten or adjust a stuffing box …

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  • 8Lug nut — Lug Lug (l[u^]g), n. [Sw. lugg the forelock.] 1. The ear, or its lobe. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] 2. That which projects like an ear, esp. that by which anything is supported, carried, or grasped, or to which a support is fastened; an… …

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  • 9vise nut —   n.    a nut, with an external design to facilitate use without tools, that works in conjunction with the vise stud to tighten the vise on a key machine …

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  • 10завинчивать гайку — затягивать гайку — [Я.Н.Лугинский, М.С.Фези Жилинская, Ю.С.Кабиров. Англо русский словарь по электротехнике и электроэнергетике, Москва, 1999 г.] Тематики электротехника, основные понятия Синонимы затягивать гайку EN to tighten up the nut …

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