Antonyms for fasten
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : fas-uhn, fah-suhn |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈfæs ən, ˈfɑ sən |
Definition of fasten
Origin :- Old English fæstnian "make fast, firm," also "ratify, betroth," from Proto-Germanic *fastinojanan (cf. Old Frisian festnia "to make firm, bind fast," Old Saxon fastnon, Old High German fastnion, Old Norse fastna "to pledge, betroth"), from *fastuz (see fast (adj.)). Related: Fastened; fastener; fastening.
- verb make secure; join together
- "Now let us fasten up the door I came in by," said Christopher.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- Some are, as you see, upon one sheet, and some are in many pieces which may fasten together.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- Let us fasten ourselves to the throne of God as with hooks of steel.
- Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VII (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
- Do you mind if I fasten them on with wire so they can't fall?
- Extract from : « Sure Pop and the Safety Scouts » by Roy Rutherford Bailey
- If the hands did not fasten and take hold, how then should we eat?
- Extract from : « Selections from the Table Talk of Martin Luther » by Martin Luther
- Has his Majesty done me the honour to fasten a particular quarrel on me?
- Extract from : « The Prisoner of Zenda » by Anthony Hope
- Now fasten in your engine; two screws through the bed-plate will do it.
- Extract from : « Harper's Young People, July 6, 1880 » by Various
- Fasten the tail in the mouth of each whiting, and lay them on a fish strainer.
- Extract from : « The Skilful Cook » by Mary Harrison
- Put the stuffing in the haddock, and fasten it with a small skewer.
- Extract from : « The Skilful Cook » by Mary Harrison
- Attend to the trees lately planted, and water them often; and whatever good shoots they make, fasten them to the wall or espalier.
- Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
Synonyms for fasten
- adhere
- affix
- anchor
- attach
- band
- bar
- batten
- belt
- bind
- bolt
- bond
- brace
- button
- catch
- cement
- chain
- cleave
- close
- cohere
- connect
- couple
- embed
- establish
- fix
- freeze to
- girth
- glue
- grip
- hitch
- hitch on
- hold
- hook
- hook up
- implant
- infix
- jam
- knot
- lace
- leash
- link
- lock
- lodge
- make firm
- moor
- mortise
- nail
- rivet
- rope
- screw
- seal
- set
- settle
- solder
- stay put
- stick
- strengthen
- string
- tack on
- tag
- tie
- tighten
- truss
- unite
- wedge
- weld
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