Meanings
verbpretighten (third-person singular simple present pretightens, present participle pretightening, simple past and past participle pretightened)
present singular third person pretightens · participle present pretightening · participle past pretightened · past pretightened
- transitiveTo tighten (bolts, etc.) in advance.
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APA
pretighten. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pretighten
MLA
“pretighten.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pretighten. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pretighten,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pretighten.
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