wind tight
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to wrap or coil something firmly and closely
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- She carefully wound the bandage tight around his injured arm.
- The machine is programmed to wind the wire tightly onto the spool.
- Always wind the rope tight before securing it to prevent any slack.
- He had already wound the yarn tightly into several neat balls.
- Please wind the ribbon tight around the gift for a perfect presentation.
- The technician was winding the optical fiber tightly onto the reel.
- You must wind the spring tight for the clock mechanism to function correctly.
- They decided to wind the canvas tightly around the frame.
- He finds it meditative to wind the thread tight onto the bobbin.
- Make sure you wind the electrical cord tightly before storing it away.