To take in the slack of (a rope).
To reduce or diminish in amount, quantity, or extent; to lessen.
To reduce (sail) by taking it in.
To become shorter.
To make shorter; to abbreviate.
To make short or friable, as pastry, with butter, lard, etc.
To make deficient (as to); to deprive (of).
To pull or drag with great effort.
To masturbate.
To tow by tugboat.
To pull hard repeatedly.
A dog toy consisting of a rope, often with a knot in it.
A trace, or drawing strap, of a harness.
A tugboat.
An iron hook of a hoisting tub, to which a tackle is affixed.
A sudden powerful pull.
An act of male masturbation.