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fas·ten F0047200 (făs′ən)v. fas·tened, fas·ten·ing, fas·tens v.tr.1. To attach firmly to something else, as by pinning or nailing.2. a. To make fast or secure: fastened the children into their car seats.b. To close or connect securely, as with a lock or other device: was unable to fasten the bulging suitcase.3. To fix or direct steadily: fastened her gaze on the stranger.4. To place; attribute: fastened the blame on the weather.5. To impose (oneself) without welcome.v.intr.1. a. To become attached, fixed, or joined: barnacles that had fastened to the ship's bottom.b. To close or join in a particular manner: tent flaps that fasten with a zipper; a shirt that fastens down the front.2. a. To focus one's sight or attention on something: fasten on a notion.b. To select something by close attention: "By April he had fastened on the site where he would erect his grand city" (Charles Officer). [Middle English fastnen, from Old English fæstnian; see past- in Indo-European roots.]Synonyms: fasten, anchor, fix, moor1, secure These verbs mean to cause to remain firmly in position or place: fastened the cabinet to the wall with screws; anchored the pull-up bar to the door frame; fixed the flagpole in concrete; will moor the rowboat at the dock; secured the door with a heavy bolt.ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | fastened - firmly closed or secured; "found the gate fastened"; "a fastened seatbelt"unfastened - not closed or secured; "the car door was unfastened"; "unfastened seatbelts" | | 2. | fastened - furnished or closed with buttons or something buttonlikebuttoned | | 3. | fastened - fastened with strings or cords; "a neatly tied bundle"tied | TranslationsIdiomsSeefastenfastened
Synonyms for fastenedadj firmly closed or securedAntonymsadj furnished or closed with buttons or something buttonlikeSynonymsadj fastened with strings or cordsSynonyms |