tighten a spring

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• wind up — {v.} 1. To tighten the spring of a machine; to make it work or run. * /Mary wound up the toy car and let it run across the room./ * /He doesn t have to wind up his watch because it is run by a battery./ 2. To make very excited, nervous, upset.… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• wind up — {v.} 1. To tighten the spring of a machine; to make it work or run. * /Mary wound up the toy car and let it run across the room./ * /He doesn t have to wind up his watch because it is run by a battery./ 2. To make very excited, nervous, upset.… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• overwind — verb a) To wind (tighten a spring of) something excessively. b) To twist itself more tightly …   Wiktionary

• wind\ up — v 1. To tighten the spring of a machine; to make it work or run. Mary wound up the toy car and let it run across the room. He doesn t have to wind up his watch because it is run by a battery. 2. To make very excited, nervous, upset. Usually used… …   Словарь американских идиом

• wind up — 1) end, finish, settle Let s wind things up now and then we can all go home. 2) tighten the spring of a machine to make it work or run Every night before he goes to bed my grandfather winds up his alarm clock. 3) make very excited, nervous or… …   Idioms and examples

• Hose clamp — A hose clamp or hose clip is a device used to attach and seal a hose onto a fitting such as a barb or nib. A hose clamp is not the same as a pipe clamp which is a clamp made partly out of a pipe, not a clamp for clamping pipe. TypesMany types are …   Wikipedia

• Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …   Universalium