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fasten
('f/&/s/@/n )

verb (v)

  • cause to be firmly attached(verb.contact)
    Example:
    Fasten the lock onto the door.
    Synonym:
    fix, secure
    Antonym:
    unfasten
    source: wordnet30
  • become fixed or fastened(verb.contact)
    Example:
    This dress fastens in the back.
    source: wordnet30
  • attach to(verb.contact)
    Example:
    They fastened various nicknames to each other.
    Synonym:
    affix, annex, stick on
    source: wordnet30
  • make tight or tighter(verb.change)
    Synonym:
    tighten
    source: wordnet30
  • 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.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To fix one's self; to take firm hold; to clinch; to cling.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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