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fasten
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fasten
v.
secure, bind; be secured or made fast; button, zip; bind, attach; close
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Fastener
A fastener is a hardware device that mechanically joins or affixes two or more objects together.
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fasten
Verb
1. cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"
(synonym) fix, secure
(antonym) unfasten
(hypernym) attach
(hyponym) strap
(derivation) fastener
2. become fixed or fastened; "This dress fastens in the back"
(antonym) unfasten
(hypernym) attach
(hyponym) glue
(derivation) fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing
3. attach to; "They fastened various nicknames to each other"
(hypernym) attach
4. make tight or tighter; "Tighten the wire"
(synonym) tighten
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(hyponym) frap
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Fasten (das)
n.
fast, act of abstaining from eating, lenten, pertaining to the fast days before Easter (Christianity)
fasten
v.
fast, abstain from eating
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fasten
v.
zapnout (se); zavázat; připoutat se; pevně zavřít; připevnit; pospojovat
