tauten

he decided to tauten the ropes before the storm.

the musician taught her to tauten the strings of the violin.

they need to tauten the tent to prevent it from collapsing.

he tried to tauten the muscles in his arms during the workout.

make sure to tauten the cable before starting the machine.

she learned to tauten the fabric while sewing.

the coach reminded the players to tauten their focus during the game.

before painting, it's important to tauten the canvas.

he needed to tauten the wire to ensure a strong connection.

she always tries to tauten her arguments during discussions.