rod used in weaving to hold edge taut.
choke, swallow the wrong way. /se`dak/ rattan band around top of drum to keep the head taut.
1 tighten, make taut. 2 strain, make tense.
1. (Naut.) pilot. 2. shed without interior walls, hangar. 3. (Coll.) 1) free, loose. 2) slack, not taut. 3) not restrictive, unrestricted.
1 hard (not soft). 2 (Phys.) solid state. 3 tight, not flexible, taut. 4 strong. 5 hard (with effort). 6 gruff (speech, attitude). 7 loud (voice, etc.). 8 stern, stringent (…