fasten
Click into place
Fasten means to attach, secure, or close something firmly.
You fasten a seatbelt, fasten a button, fasten a lock.
The word implies making something fixed or immovable: Fasten the boards together with screws.
To fasten onto something is to grip it tightly or focus on it intently: The detective fastened onto a single detail in the testimony.
Toothed closure device
- buttonDisc through a hole
- snapSudden sharp sound
- claspSecuring device that clicks
- velcroFabric fastener using hooks
toggle · drawstring · buckle · latch · hasp · catch · grommet · eyelet
Vehicle passenger restraint
- harnessStraps controlling an animal
- restraintControl over impulses
- carabinerSpring-gated metal link
- lifejacketBuoyant vest for water
childproof · lockdown · safeguard · anchor · clip · secure · latch · guard
zipper
Toothed closure device
velcro · toggle · drawstring · buckle · latch · hasp · catch · grommet · eyelet · frog
connect
Join or link
fix · mount · bond · link · splice · couple · anchor · bind · clamp · tether
seatbelt
Vehicle passenger restraint
lifejacket · childproof · lockdown · safeguard · anchor · clip · secure · latch · guard · netting
hold
Maintain in grasp
clench · adhere · stick · cleave · pinch · squeeze · lock · brace · steady · firm
knot
Tied rope fastening
- bowRespectful forward inclination
- laceOpen-weave ornamental fabric
- lacingInterlacing cords through holes
cord · rope · string · ribbon · twine · strap · band · sash · binding · hitch
- fast foodSpeedy prepared meals
- fast asleepDeeply, thoroughly unconscious
- fast forwardAccelerate playback speed
- fast laneLeftmost highway section
- not so fastUrging someone to pause
- fast trackingAccelerating a process deliberately
fast, fastened, unfasten, steadfast, fastening, fastener, fastens, unfastened, unfastening