Results for fasten
Definitions of fasten:
part of speech: verb transitive
To make fast or tight; to fix securely; to attach firmly one thing to another.
part of speech: verb intransitive
To seize or take hold of something: generally with on.
part of speech: verb
To fix firmly; to bolt or bar; to seize and hold on.
part of speech: verb
part of speech: verb intransitive
Usage examples for fasten:
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To it was tied a piece of paper with the words: 'Can you fasten the ladder?
"Among Malay Pirates And Other Tales Of Adventure And Peril", G. A. Henty -
This is clever, but cats even know how to fasten doors, at least some do; and this same lady was once in a cupboard, when one of her pussies came and turned on the button latch of the door, and made her a prisoner for some considerable time!
"The Domestic Cat", Gordon Stables -
They had come outside now; she was standing in the misty moon- light, while he stayed to fasten the last door.
"The Good Comrade", Una L. Silberrad -
Then we must fasten up these windows, and leave all as secure as we can behind us.
"Shirley", Charlotte Brontë