Definition of fasten

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Fasten (a.) 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..

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Muzzle :: Muzzle (v. i.) A fastening or covering (as a band or cage) for the mouth of an animal, to prevent eating or vicious biting..
Bewit :: Bewit (n.) A double slip of leather by which bells are fastened to a hawk's legs.
Trebucket :: Trebucket (n.) A military engine used in the Middle Ages for throwing stones, etc. It acted by means of a great weight fastened to the short arm of a lever, which, being let fall, raised the end of the long arm with great velocity, hurling stones with much force..
Breastpin :: Breastpin (n.) A pin worn on the breast for a fastening, or for ornament; a brooch..
Unbolt :: Unbolt (v. t.) To remove a bolt from; to unfasten; to unbar; to open.
Swinish :: Swingtree (n.) The bar of a carriage to which the traces are fastened; the whiffletree.
Touch :: Touch (v. i.) To fasten; to take effect; to make impression.
Fastening :: Fastening (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Faste.
Seal :: Seal (n.) That which seals or fastens; esp., the wax or wafer placed on a letter or other closed paper, etc., to fasten it..
Guy :: Guy (n.) A rope, chain, or rod attached to anything to steady it; as: a rope to steady or guide an object which is being hoisted or lowered; a rope which holds in place the end of a boom, spar, or yard in a ship; a chain or wire rope connecting a suspension bridge with the land on either side to prevent lateral swaying; a rod or rope attached to the top of a structure, as of a derrick, and extending obliquely to the ground, where it is fastened..
Forelock :: Forelock (n.) A cotter or split pin, as in a slot in a bolt, to prevent retraction; a linchpin; a pin fastening the cap-square of a gun..
Handcuff :: Handcuff (n.) A fastening, consisting of an iron ring around the wrist, usually connected by a chain with one on the other wrist; a manacle; -- usually in the plural..
Crucify :: Crucify (v. t.) To fasten to a cross; to put to death by nailing the hands and feet to a cross or gibbet.
Tie :: Tie (v. t.) To fasten with a band or cord and knot; to bind.
Mucilage :: Mucilage (n.) An aqueous solution of gum, or of substances allied to it; as, medicinal mucilage; mucilage for fastening envelopes..
Mooring :: Mooring (n.) The act of confining a ship to a particular place, by means of anchors or fastenings..
Paste :: Paste (v. t.) To unite with paste; to fasten or join by means of paste.
Linkwork :: Linkwork (n.) A fabric consisting of links made of metal or other material fastened together; also, a chain..
Sneck :: Sneck (v. t.) To fasten by a hatch; to latch, as a door..
Uncord :: Uncord (v. t.) To release from cords; to loosen the cord or cords of; to unfasten or unbind; as, to uncord a package..
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