retie
verb[T]
(alsore-tie)uk/ˌriːˈtaɪ/us/ˌriːˈtaɪ/tofastentogether twoendsof apieceofstringor otherlong,thinmaterialagain:
Shestandsupoccasionally, reties herapronstringsandpullsherbonnetstraight.
Keep aneyeon thefishinglineand re-tie it ifnecessary.
- She retied thestringsof herbonnet,pullingtheedgeforwardtoshieldherfacefrom thesun.
- Hemissedthecourserecordbecause hisshoelacescameundoneand he had tostoptwiceto retie them.
Fastening and tying
- anchor
- bale
- be locked togetheridiom
- belay
- boardsomethingup
- bolt
- bound
- bowline
- granny knot
- half hitch
- harness
- hobble
- hogtie
- stake
- strapsomeonein
- strapsomethingup
- tack
- tapesomethingup
- tether
- tiesomeonedown