Fasten

Verb1.fasten - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"
strap - secure (a sprained joint) with a strap
tie, bind - fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied their victim to the chair"
rig - connect or secure to; "They rigged the bomb to the ignition"
bitt - secure with a bitt; "bitt the ship line"
latch - fasten with a latch; "latch the door"
garter - fasten with or as if with a garter
chain - fasten or secure with chains; "Chain the chairs together"
cable - fasten with a cable; "cable trees"
picket - fasten with a picket; "picket the goat"
rope up - attach to one another, for safety; "The mountaineers roped up when they started the final ascent"
attach - cause to be attached
cinch, girth - tie a cinch around; "cinch horses"
bandage, bind - wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose
cramp - secure with a cramp; "cramp the wood"
cleat - secure on a cleat; "cleat a line"
cast anchor, drop anchor, anchor - secure a vessel with an anchor; "We anchored at Baltimore"
anchor, ground - fix firmly and stably; "anchor the lamppost in concrete"
moor - secure with cables or ropes; "moor the boat"
moor, berth, tie up - secure in or as if in a berth or dock; "tie up the boat"
spike - secure with spikes
sew, sew together, stitch, run up - fasten by sewing; do needlework
crank - fasten with a crank
noose - secure with a noose
chock - secure with chocks
brad - fasten with brads
bight - fasten with a bight
belay - fasten a boat to a bitt, pin, or cleat
belay - turn a rope round an object or person in order to secure it or him
bar - secure with, or as if with, bars; "He barred the door"
clamp - fasten or fix with a clamp; "clamp the chair together until the glue has hardened"
velcro - fasten with velcro; "velcro the belt"
stay - fasten with stays
clinch - flatten the ends (of nails and rivets); "the nails were clinched"
clinch - secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts; "The girder was clinched into the wall"
lock - fasten with a lock; "lock the bike to the fence"
lock up - secure by locking; "lock up the house before you go on vacation"
hasp - secure or lock with a hasp
zip, zip up, zipper - close with a zipper; "Zip up your jacket--it's cold"
tack - fasten with tacks; "tack the notice on the board"
string - string together; tie or fasten with a string; "string the package"
hook - fasten with a hook
belt - fasten with a belt; "belt your trousers"
cement - bind or join with or as if with cement
grout - bind with grout; "grout the bathtub"
staple - secure or fasten with a staple or staples; "staple the papers together"
rivet - fasten with a rivet or rivets
button - fasten with buttons; "button the dress"
pin - attach or fasten with pins
hang, hang up - cause to be hanging or suspended; "Hang that picture on the wall"
hang - place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction; "hang a door"
deposit, stick, wedge, lodge - fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table"
entrench, intrench - fix firmly or securely
buckle, clasp - fasten with a buckle or buckles
brooch, clasp - fasten with or as if with a brooch
stake - tie or fasten to a stake; "stake your goat"
wire - fasten with wire; "The columns were wired to the beams for support"
unfasten - cause to become undone; "unfasten your belt"
2.fasten - become fixed or fastened; "This dress fastens in the back"
glue - be fixed as if by glue; "His eyes were glued on her"
attach - become attached; "The spider's thread attached to the window sill"
stick - fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something; "stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress"
stick - fasten with or as with pins or nails; "stick the photo onto the corkboard"
stick - fasten with an adhesive material like glue; "stick the poster onto the wall"
unfasten - become undone or untied; "The shoelaces unfastened"
3.fasten - attach to; "They fastened various nicknames to each other"
attach - cause to be attached
4.fasten - make tight or tighter; "Tighten the wire"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
frap - take up the slack of; "frap a rope"
firm, tauten - make taut or tauter; "tauten a rope"
screw - tighten or fasten by means of screwing motions; "Screw the bottle cap on"
wind up, wind - coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem; "wind your watch"

 

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