- fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing - restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
--1 is a kind of restraint, constraint
--1 has particulars:bellyband; buckle; button; carabiner, karabiner, snap ring; catch; clasp; cleat; clinch; clip; clothespin, clothes pin, clothes peg; corrugated fastener, wiggle nail; cotter, cottar; cringle, eyelet, loop, grommet, grummet; dowel, dowel pin, joggle; fillet, stopping; hook and eye; knot; lashing; link, linkup, tie, tie-in; lock; locker; nail; nut and bolt; paper fastener; pin; screw; seal; sealing wax, seal; slide fastener, zip, zipper, zip-fastener; snap, snap fastener, press stud; toggle; toggle bolt Derived form: verb fasten2 - fastening, attachment - the act of fastening things together
--2 is a kind of joining, connection, connexion
--2 has particulars:bonding, soldering; doweling; grounding, earthing; linkage; tying, ligature; welding; fixation Derived form: verb fasten1
- fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"
--1 is one way to attach
Antonyms: unfasten
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun fastener1, noun fastener2, noun fastening2
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
- fasten - become fixed or fastened; "This dress fastens in the back"
--2 is one way to attach
Antonyms: unfasten
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun fastener2, noun fastening1
Something is ----ing PP
- fasten - attach to; "They fastened various nicknames to each other"
--3 is one way to attach
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
- tighten, fasten - make tight or tighter; "Tighten the wire"
--4 is one way to change, alter, modify
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- tighten, fasten - make tight or tighter; "Tighten the wire"