harden up
(nautical, UK) To tighten up a sailboat's sheets in order to prevent luffing.
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(nautical, UK) To tighten up a sailboat's sheets in order to prevent luffing.
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(informal, transitive) To become or make (something, someone) hard, either literally or figuratively.
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(UK, informal) To finish up or to tidy up, as in the tie up a sail on a sailing boat, the clew being a part of the structure holding the sail. Comes from the nautical term "clew".
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