napéti1 (napnem) to strain; to stretch; to draw tight; to tighten up; to make tense; to brace; (lok) to bend, to draw; (nategniti) to tauten; (petelina pri puški) to cock; (žico) to string up
napéti ušesa to prick up one's ears
napéti vse sile to make every effort, to move heaven and earth