restretched
Made taut once more
Restretched is the past tense of restretch—to stretch something again after it has relaxed, shrunk, or been removed from tension.
Canvas may need to be restretched on a frame, or a fitted sheet restretched over a mattress: The canvas had loosened over the years and needed to be restretched.
Made firm by pulling
- tightenedMade more secure
- pulledDrew with force
- adjustedChanged to improve fit
- realignedAdjusted to proper positioning
calibrated · tuned · rebalanced · snugged · cinched · secured · fastened · anchored
Heavy woven cloth
- fabricWoven or knit material
- leatherTanned animal skin
- vinylSynthetic resin plastic
- drumStruck percussion cylinder
trampoline · upholstery · awning · tarp · tent · membrane · hide · parchment
Prepared through preliminary exercise
- loosenedMade less tight
- flexedContracted a muscle
- limberedMade supple, flexible
- rehabilitatedRestored to former capacity
recovered · healing · therapy · physio · massage · injury · strain · tendon
Given new fabric covering
- replacedRemoved and substituted
- mendedRestored after damage
- patchedRepaired with covering material
- sewnJoined by thread
darned · reinforced · restored · refurbished · reconditioned · renewed · resurfaced · retightened
Another time around
- re-extendedStretched out again
- recurvedCurved backward or inward
- reappliedSubmitted another application
- redoneCompleted again
reworked · multiple · successive · additional · further · second · another · repeatedly
tautened
Made firm by pulling
realigned · calibrated · tuned · rebalanced · snugged · cinched · secured · fastened · anchored · braced
canvas
Heavy woven cloth
drum · trampoline · upholstery · awning · tarp · tent · membrane · hide · parchment · vellum
warmed-up
Prepared through preliminary exercise
rehabilitated · recovered · healing · therapy · physio · massage · injury · strain · tendon · ligament
reupholstered
Given new fabric covering
sewn · darned · reinforced · restored · refurbished · reconditioned · renewed · resurfaced · retightened · rehung
again
Another time around
- re-extendedStretched out again
- recurvedCurved backward or inward
- reappliedSubmitted another application
redone · reworked · multiple · successive · additional · further · second · another · repeatedly · iterative
restretchedreleased
Set free from confinement
slackened · loosened · relaxed · contracted · compressed
restretchedcompressed
Reduced by pressure
contracted · scrunched · bunched · crumpled · gathered