stretch tight
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to pull something until it is tight and not loose
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- Make sure that the rope is stretched tight.
- The drummer will stretch the drumhead tight to get the right sound.
- She carefully stretched the canvas tight over the frame.
- You need to stretch the elastic tight before sewing it.
- His muscles felt stretched tight after the intense workout.
- The old tent fabric had been stretched tight by years of use.
- Please stretch the string tight across the posts.
- If you pull the fabric too hard, it will stretch tight and might tear.
- The artist likes to stretch her watercolors tight on a board.
- The bandage should be stretched tight enough to provide support.