Fasten

['fɑːs(ə)n] or ['fæsən]

Definition

(verb.) attach to; 'They fastened various nicknames to each other'.

(verb.) cause to be firmly attached; 'fasten the lock onto the door'; 'she fixed her gaze on the man'.

(verb.) become fixed or fastened; 'This dress fastens in the back'.

Typed by Avery--From WordNet

Definition

(a.) To fix firmly; to make fast; to secure, as by a knot, lock, bolt, etc.; as, to fasten a chain to the feet; to fasten a door or window.

(a.) 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; as, to fasten boards together with nails or cords; to fasten anything in our thoughts.

(a.) To cause to take close effect; to make to tell; to lay on; as, to fasten a blow.

(v. i.) To fix one's self; to take firm hold; to clinch; to cling.

Typist: Robbie

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. [1]. Secure, bind, BELAY, bend, tie, attach, make fast.[2]. Join, unite, hold together.

v. n. Be fixed, fix one's self.

Checked by Leda

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Secure, hold, compact, tie, bind, join, unite, affix, annex, grapple, attach,fix

ANT:Undo, loose, sever, relax, detach, remove, unfasten

Edited by Hattie

Definition

v.t. to make fast or tight: to fix securely: to attach firmly one thing to another: to confirm.—v.i. to fix itself.—n. Fas′tening that which fastens.

Editor: Stephen