Related Clues

• Use a clamp, say
• Turn a vise handle clockwise
• Secure, in a way
• Contract
• Take up the slack
• Constrict
• Constrain
• Wind up
• Use a torque wrench
• Bolster, as security
• Turn to the right, say?
• Squeeze
• Make more secure or tense
• Become more tense
• Screw up
• Apply increased tension or security
• Make more strict
• Reportedly giant contract
• Adjust with spanner
• Pull in when gent gets hit badly