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Connected, attached or fixed firmly or securely to something else . . . . Make secure, fast, fixed, or firm . . . . Clasp, Lock, Enclose, Close . . . . Take a firm hold . . . . Seize . . . . Clinch, Bind, Tie . . . .


C O N S I D E R:

Attach firmly or securely in place

Fix securely to something else

Become fast, fixed, or firm.

Close firmly or securely; lock.

Take a firm hold; seize

Connect

Link

Clinch

Bind

Tie


To, on, with, in....

Agency


R  E  F  E  R  E  N  C  E  S 
Fasten [ME fasten(en), OE fæstnian; c..... Icel fastr Firm.... akin to FAST1] 1. To attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else. 2. to make secure, as an article of dress with buttons, clasps, etc., or a door with a lock, bolt, etc. 3. to enclose securely, as a person or an animal [usually followed by in]....4. to attach by any connecting agency 5. To direct (the eyes, thoughts, etc.) intently. -v.i. 6. to become fast, fixed, or firm. 7. to close firmly or securely; lock. 8. to take a firm hold; seize (usually followed by on or upon)....-Syn. 1,2. connect, link, clinch, bind, tie. -Ant. 1,2. loosen, loose.

[Urdang, Laurence, ed. Random House Dictionary of The English Language. New York: Random House,1968.]




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