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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Strap :: Strap (v. t.) To fasten or bind with a strap.
Button :: Button (n.) A piece of wood or metal, usually flat and elongated, turning on a nail or screw, to fasten something, as a door..
Skate :: Skate (n.) A metallic runner with a frame shaped to fit the sole of a shoe, -- made to be fastened under the foot, and used for moving rapidly on ice..
Bracket :: Bracket (n.) A piece or combination of pieces, usually triangular in general shape, projecting from, or fastened to, a wall, or other surface, to support heavy bodies or to strengthen angles..
Confix :: Confix (v. t.) To fix; to fasten.
Knocker :: Knocker (n.) One who, or that which, knocks; specifically, an instrument, or kind of hammer, fastened to a door, to be used in seeking for admittance..
Mucilage :: Mucilage (n.) An aqueous solution of gum, or of substances allied to it; as, medicinal mucilage; mucilage for fastening envelopes..
Bewit :: Bewit (n.) A double slip of leather by which bells are fastened to a hawk's legs.
Painter :: Painter (n.) A rope at the bow of a boat, used to fasten it to anything..
Withe :: Withe (v. t.) To bind or fasten with withes.
Putty :: Putty (n.) A kind of thick paste or cement compounded of whiting, or soft carbonate of lime, and linseed oil, when applied beaten or kneaded to the consistence of dough, -- used in fastening glass in sashes, stopping crevices, and for similar purposes..
Clothespin :: Clothespin (n.) A forked piece of wood, or a small spring clamp, used for fastening clothes on a line..
Knopped :: Knopped (a.) Having knops or knobs; fastened as with buttons.
Copper-fastened :: Copper-fastened (a.) Fastened with copper bolts, as the planks of ships, etc.; as, a copper-fastened ship..
Hang :: Hang (v. i.) To be fastened in such a manner as to allow of free motion on the point or points of suspension.
Tie :: Tie (v. t.) A knot; a fastening.
Linkwork :: Linkwork (n.) A fabric consisting of links made of metal or other material fastened together; also, a chain..
Fasten :: Fasten (a.) To cause to take close effect; to make to tell; to lay on; as, to fasten a blow..
Drabbler :: Drabbler (n.) A piece of canvas fastened by lacing to the bonnet of a sail, to give it a greater depth, or more drop..
Unnail :: Unnail (v. t.) To remove the nails from; to unfasten by removing nails.
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