(To freshen the nip is to veer or heave in a foot or two of a rope while it is under strain - a tow rope, for example - so as to bring a fresh portion of the rope to take the chafe where it passes through fairleads or around bollards.).
(Ukuvuselela ukutsweba kukuphethula okanye kukunyuka usihla kubude benyawo elinye okanye ezimbini zentsontelo ngeli lixa iphantsi koxinzelelo, umzekelo - ukuzisa isuntswana elitsha lentsontelo ukudlulisela ukutyabuka apho kudlula khona ngentambo ezilungileyo okanye ngokungqonge iintsika ekubotshelelwa kuzo iintambo zenqanawa).