Fasten

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To attach firmly to something else, as by pinning or nailing.
  • v. To make fast or secure.
  • v. To close, as by fixing firmly in place.
  • v. To fix or direct steadily: fastened her gaze on the stranger.
  • v. To place; attribute: fastened the blame on the weather.
  • v. To impose (oneself) without welcome.
  • verb-intransitive. To become attached, fixed, or joined.
  • verb-intransitive. To take firm hold; cling fast: fasten on a notion.
  • verb-intransitive. To focus steadily; concentrate: All eyes fastened on the speaker.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To attach or connect in a secure manner.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To fix firmly; to make fast; to secure, as by a knot, lock, bolt, etc.
  • v. To cause to hold together or to something else; to attach or unite firmly; to cause to cleave to something , or to cleave together, by any means
  • v. To cause to take close effect; to make to tell; to lay on.
  • verb-intransitive. To fix one's self; to take firm hold; to clinch; to cling.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To make fast; cause to adhere; join, connect, or attach firmly; fix or secure in place or position by any physical means: as, to fasten a door with a lock, bolt, or chain; to fasten boards together with nails or screws, or by mortise and tenon; to fasten clothing with buttons, pins, clasps, etc.
  • Figuratively, to attach or unite by any connecting link or agency; connect or join firmly in general: as, to fasten a nickname or a charge upon one; to fasten one's hope on a promise.
  • To make firm or stable; establish; confirm; clench: as, to fasten a bargain.
  • To lay on; cause to reach.
  • = Syn 1 and To bind, attach, tie, link, affix, annex.
  • To become fast or fixed; become attached or firmly joined; close firmly.
  • To take firm hold; cling: generally with on.
  • n. A Middle English form of fast.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. become fixed or fastened
  • v. make tight or tighter
  • v. attach to
  • v. cause to be firmly attached
  • Equivalent
    Verb Form
    fastened    fastening    fastens   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    attach   
    Cross Reference
    attach    hold    keep    impose   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    stick    fix    link    affix    annex    cement    clinch    cling   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Masson    assassin    bason    classon    fason   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    strap    cuff    buckle    fastener    fastening    latch    ankle    leggings    waist    thong