Fasten

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verb (fastened; fastening)

Etymology: Middle English fastnen, from Old English f?stnian to make fast; akin to Old High German festinōn to make fast, Old English f?st fast
Date: before 12th century
transitive verb
- 1.
  - a. to attach especially by pinning, tying, or nailing
  - b. to make fast and secure
  - c. to fix firmly or securely
  - d. to secure against opening
- 2. to fix or set steadily <fastened her attention on the main problem>
- 3. to take a firm grip with <the dog fastened its teeth in the shoe>
- 4.
  - a. to attach (oneself) persistently and usually objectionably
  - b. to place forcefully ; impose <fastened the blame on the wrong person>
intransitive verb
- 1. to become fast or fixed
- 2.
  - a. to take a firm grip or hold
  - b. to focus attention
? fastener noun
Synonyms:
- fasten, fix, attach, affix mean to make something stay firmly in place. fasten implies an action such as tying, buttoning, nailing, locking, or otherwise securing <fasten the reins to a post>. fix usually implies a driving in, implanting, or embedding<fixed the stake in the ground>. attach suggests a connecting or uniting by a bond, link, or tie in order to keep things together<attach the W-2 form here>. affix implies an imposing of one thing on another by gluing, impressing, or nailing<affix your address label here>.