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.