fasten meaning

Verb: fasten  fãsun

1. Cause to be firmly attached
   "fasten the lock onto the door"
   - fix, secure 
2. Become fixed or fastened
   "This dress fastens in the back" 
3. Attach to
   "They fastened various nicknames to each other" 
4. Make tight or tighter
   - tighten

Derived forms: fastened, fastens, fastening

See also: fastener, fastening

Type of: alter, attach, change, modify

Antonym: unfasten

Encyclopedia: Fasten

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1. he had nothing concrete to fasten it upon.
2. they are trying to fasten the blame on others.
3. keep still while i fasten your shoe.
4. he had to fasten it upon something.
5. fasten the saddle on the horse 's back.