Fasten

v. t.	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. [imp. & p. p. Fastened ; p. pr. & vb. n. Fastening .]
	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. If I can fasten but one cup upon him. - Shak. To fasten a charge 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.
v. i.	1.	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.

Verb	1.	fasten - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" Synonyms: fix, secure Antonyms: unfasten - cause to become undone; "unfasten your belt"
	2.	fasten - become fixed or fastened; "This dress fastens in the back" Antonyms: unfasten - become undone or untied; "The shoelaces unfastened"
	3.	fasten - attach to; "They fastened various nicknames to each other"
	4.	fasten - make tight or tighter; "Tighten the wire" Synonyms: tighten

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