When wet, rope will usually shrink in length in proportion to the amount by which it swells in diameter, but it will recover its original length when dry and after use.
Xa intambo ithe yamanzi izakusuka itshone ngokobubanzi nangesixa sayo lonto yenze into yokuba idumbe kwidayamitha kodwa iphinde ibuyele ebudeni nasebubanzini bayo emva kokuba yomile nasemva kokuba isebenzile.