fasten
To attach or connect in a secure manner.
Example
“The sailor fastened the boat to the dock with a half-hitch.”
Other meanings
To cause to take close effect; to make to tell; to land.
“to fasten a blow”
Synonyms
- fix
- secure
Related words
- fastenable
- fastener
- misfasten
- refasten
- fastening
- unfasten
- copperfasten
- fasten up
- bedfast
- fasten down
- breastfast
- colorfast
Word history
From Old English "fæstnian".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “fasten” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.