English > attach: 5 senses > verb 1, contactMeaning | Cause to be attached. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP |
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Cause to | attach | Become attached |
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Narrower | affix, stick on | attach to |
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affix | attach or become attached to a stem word |
append, tag on, tack on, tack, hang on | Fix to |
append, add on, supplement, affix | add to the very end |
bell | attach a bell to |
bind | make fast |
clip | attach with a clip |
couple, couple on, couple up | link together |
fasten, fix, secure | Cause to be firmly attached |
fasten | attach to |
fixate, fix | make fixed, stable or stationary |
glue, paste | join or attach with or as if with glue |
harness, tackle | put a harness |
hinge | attach with a hinge |
hitch, catch | To hook or entangle |
hook up | Connect or link |
insert, infix, enter, introduce | put or introduce into something |
limber, limber up | attach the limber |
mount | attach to a support |
nail | attach something somewhere by means of nails |
peg, peg down | Fasten or secure with a wooden pin |
pin down, pin up | attach with or as if with a pin |
ring, band | attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify |
saddle | put a saddle on |
tag, label, mark | attach a tag or label to |
tape | Fasten or attach with tape |
tether | Tie with a tether |
yoke | put a yoke on or join with a yoke |
yoke, link | link with or as with a yoke |
Broader | connect, link, tie, link up | Connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces |
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Opposite | detach | Cause to become detached or separated |
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Spanish | adjuntar, unir |
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Catalan | adjuntar, fermar, subjectar |
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Adjectives | attachable | capable of being fastened or added to something else |
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Nouns | attachment | the act of fastening things together |
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attachment | the act of attaching or affixing something |
English > attach: 5 senses > verb 3, contactMeaning | Become attached. |
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Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Something ----s to somebody; Somebody ----s PP |
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Example | "The spider's thread attached to the window sill" |
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Caused by | attach | Cause to be attached |
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Entailed by | cling, cleave, adhere, stick, cohere | Come or be in close contact with |
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Narrower | adhere, hold fast, bond, bind, stick, stick to | stick / stick to firmly |
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agglutinate | string together (morphemes in an agglutinating language) |
fasten | Become fixed or fastened |
implant | Become attached to and embedded in the uterus |
spat | Become permanently attached |
Broader | join, conjoin | make contact or come together |
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See also | attach to | be present or associated with an event or entity |
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Opposite | detach, come off, come away | Come to be detached |
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Spanish | adherirse, enganchar, pegar, sujetarse |
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Catalan | adherir-se, enganxar, fermar, subjectar-se |
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Adjectives | attachable | capable of being fastened or added to something else |
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Nouns | attachment | a connection that fastens things together |
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English > attach: 5 senses > verb 5, possessionMeaning | Take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
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Synonyms | impound, sequester, confiscate, seize |
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Narrower | condemn | Appropriate (property) for public use |
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distrain | confiscate by distress |
garnishee, garnish | Take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support |
Broader | take | Take into one's possession |
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Similar to | sequester | requisition forcibly, as of enemy property |
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Spanish | apoderar, capturar, confiscar, decomisar, embargar, incautarse, incautar, intervenir, secuestrar |
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Catalan | apoderar, capturar, comissar, confiscar, decomissar, embargar, incautar, intervenir |
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Nouns | attachment | a writ authorizing the seizure of property that may be needed for the payment of a judgment in a judicial proceeding |
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