fasten
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(verb) attach to; "They fastened various nicknames to each other" |
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Related Words: attach |
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(verb) cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" |
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Synonyms: fix, secure |
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Related Words: anchor, attach, bandage, bar, belay, belt, berth, bight, bind, bitt, brad, brooch, buckle, button, cable, cast anchor, cement, chain, chock, cinch, clamp, clasp, cleat, clinch, coapt, cramp, crank, deposit, drop anchor, entrench, garter, girth, ground, grout, hang, hang up, hasp, hook, intrench, joggle, joint, latch, lock, lock up, lodge, moor, noose, picket, pin, rig, rivet, run up, screw, sew, sew together, spike, stake, staple, stay, stick, stitch, strap, string, tack, tie, toggle, velcro, wedge, wire, zip, zip up, zipper |
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Antonyms: unfasten |
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(verb) become fixed or fastened; "This dress fastens in the back" |
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Related Words: attach, glue |
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Antonyms: unfasten |
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(verb) make tight or tighter; "Tighten the wire" |
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Synonyms: tighten |
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Related Words: alter, change, firm, frap, screw, tauten, wind, wind up |
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