English > fasten: 4 senses > verb 1, contactMeaning | Cause to be firmly attached. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP |
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Example | "fasten the lock onto the door" |
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Synonyms | fix, secure |
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Cause to | fasten | Become fixed or fastened |
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Entailed by | lace, lace up | Draw through eyes or holes |
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seal | Close with or as if with a seal |
tie down, tie up, bind, truss | Secure with or as if with ropes |
Narrower | anchor, cast anchor, drop anchor | Secure a vessel with an anchor |
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anchor, ground | Fix firmly and stably |
bar | Secure with, or as if with, bars |
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 |
belt | fasten with a belt |
bight | Fasten with a bight |
bind, bandage | wrap / wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose |
bitt | Secure with a bitt |
brad | Fasten with brads |
brooch, clasp | Fasten with or as if with a brooch |
buckle, clasp | Fasten with a buckle or buckles |
button | Fasten with buttons |
cable | Fasten with a cable |
cement | Bind or join with or as if with cement |
chain | Fasten or secure with chains |
chock | Secure with chocks |
cinch, girth | Tie a cinch around |
clamp | Fasten or fix with a clamp |
cleat | Secure on a cleat |
clinch | flatten the ends (of nails and rivets) |
clinch | Secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts |
coapt | fit tightly and fasten |
cramp | Secure with a cramp |
crank | Fasten with a crank |
entrench, intrench | Fix firmly or securely |
garter | Fasten with or as if with a garter |
grout | Bind with grout |
hang, hang up | Cause to be hanging or suspended |
hang | place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction |
hasp | Secure or lock with a hasp |
hook | Fasten with a hook |
joggle | Fasten or join with a joggle |
joint | Fasten with a joint |
latch | Fasten with a latch / latch |
lock | Fasten with a lock |
lock up | Secure by locking |
lodge, wedge, stick, deposit | Put, fix, force, or implant |
moor | Secure with cables or ropes |
moor, berth, tie up | Secure in or as if in a berth or dock |
noose | Secure with a noose |
picket | Fasten with a picket |
pin | attach or fasten with pins or as if with pins |
rig | Connect or secure to |
rivet | Fasten with a rivet or rivets |
rope up | attach to one another, for safety |
sew, run up, sew together, stitch | Fasten by sewing |
spike | Secure with spikes |
stake | Tie or fasten to a stake |
staple | Secure or fasten with a staple or staples |
stay | Fasten with stays |
strap | Secure (a sprained joint) with a strap |
string | string together |
tack | Fasten with tacks |
tie, bind | Fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord |
toggle | Fasten with, or as if with, a toggle |
velcro | Fasten with Velcro |
wire | Fasten with wire |
zip up, zipper, zip | Close with a zipper |
Broader | attach | Cause to be attached |
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Opposite | unfasten | Cause to become undone |
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Spanish | asegurar, concertar, fijar, reparar, sujetar, unir |
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Catalan | assegurar, concertar, fixar, reparar |
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Nouns | fastener | restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place |
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fastener | a person who fastens or makes fast |
fastening | the act of fastening things together |