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[ verb ] cause to be firmly attached

Synonyms

fix secure

Examples

"fasten the lock onto the door" "she fixed her gaze on the man"

Used in print

(Robert Penn Warren, Wilderness....)

The form was swathed in an army blanket , much patched , fastened at the neck with a cord .

2
[ verb ] become fixed or fastened

Examples

"This dress fastens in the back"

Used in print

(Sallie Bingham, "Moving Day," The Atlantic...)

His eye had fastened on her leg ; bending , he touched her knee .

3
[ verb ] attach to

Examples

"They fastened various nicknames to each other"

Related terms

attach

4
[ verb ] make tight or tighter

Synonyms

tighten

Examples

"Tighten the wire"

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