swifter (English, verb)
expansion: swifter (third-person singular simple present swifters, present participle swiftering, simple past and past participle swiftered)
Senses:
topics: nautical
transport
glosses: To tighten (e.g. slack standing rigging) by bringing the opposite shrouds nearer.
tags: transitive
Forms:
form: swifters
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: swiftering
tags: participle
present
form: swiftered
tags: participle
past
form: swiftered
tags: past