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Definição e significado de fasten
Definição
fasten (v. trans.)
1.make tight or tighter"Tighten the wire"
2.attach to"They fastened various nicknames to each other"
3.cause to be firmly attached"fasten the lock onto the door" "she fixed her gaze on the man"
4.become fixed or fastened"This dress fastens in the back"
5.make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope"The Chinese would bind the feet of their women"
6.block off the passage through"We shut off the valve"
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Merriam Webster
FastenFas"ten (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fastened (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Fastening (?).] [AS. fæstnian; akin to OHG. festinōn. See Fast, a.]
1. 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.
2. To cause to hold together or to something else; to attach or unite firmly; to cause to cleave to something , or to cleave together, by any means; as, to fasten boards together with nails or cords; to fasten anything in our thoughts.
The words Whig and Tory have been pressed to the service of many successions of parties, with very different ideas fastened to them. Swift.
3. To cause to take close effect; to make to tell; to lay on; as, to fasten a blow. [Obs.] Dryden.
If I can fasten but one cup upon him. Shak.
To fasten a charge upon or To fasten a crime upon, to make his guilt certain, or so probable as to be generally believed. -- To fasten one's eyes upon, to look upon steadily without cessation. Acts iii. 4.
Syn. -- To fix; cement; stick; link; affix; annex.
FastenFas"ten, v. i. To fix one's self; to take firm hold; to clinch; to cling.
A horse leech will hardly fasten on a fish. Sir T. Browne.
Sinónimos
fasten (v. trans.)
affix, anchor, attach, bandage, bind, block off, burn, clamp, close, close off, connect, couple, cut off, engage, fix, glue, glue down, glue on, glue together, hold, implant, join, knot together, link, lock, mount, secure, shut, shut off, stick, stick down, stick on, stick together, strap, tack, tape, tie, tie up, tighten
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fasten (v. tr.)
adhérer, coller à qqch (une chose adhère à qqch) (fr)[Classe]
cuisson (aliment) (fr)[termes liés]
fasten (v. tr.)
alter, change, modify[Hyper.]
tightening[Dérivé]
fasten (v. tr.)
affix, attach[Hyper.]
fasten (v. tr.)
immobilize; immobilise[Classe]
attach; fix; fasten; bind; strap; tie up; tie; knot together[ClasseHyper.]
assembler des choses (fr)[Classe]
rendre solidaire qqch avec une autre chose (fr)[ClasseHyper.]
affix, attach[Hyper.]
immovable, immoveable, stabile, unmovable[Rendre+Attrib.]
attachment, fastening - fastener, fastening, fixing, holdfast - fixture - fastness, fixedness, fixity, fixture, secureness - fastener[Dérivé]
fasten[Cause]
unfasten[Ant.]
fasten (v. tr.)
fasten (v. tr.)
attach; fix; fasten; bind; strap; tie up; tie; knot together[ClasseHyper.]
(knot; bow)[termes liés]
écriture de l'alphabet (fr)[DomaineCollocation]
affix, attach[Hyper.]
bow, knot[GenV+comp]
binder, ligature - binder, reaper binder, self-binder - bindable, bondable[Dérivé]
unbind[Ant.]
fasten (v. tr.)
cut off; close off; close; shut[ClasseHyper.]
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