fas·ten (f s  n)v. fas·tened, fas·ten·ing, fas·tens v.tr. 1. To attach firmly to something else, as by pinning or nailing. 2. a. To make fast or secure. b. To close, as by fixing firmly in place. 3. To fix or direct steadily: fastened her gaze on the stranger. 4. To place; attribute: fastened the blame on the weather. 5. To impose (oneself) without welcome. v.intr. 1. To become attached, fixed, or joined. 2. To take firm hold; cling fast: fasten on a notion. 3. To focus steadily; concentrate: All eyes fastened on the speaker. [Middle English fastnen, from Old English fæstnian; see past- in Indo-European roots.] fas ten·er n.Synonyms: fasten, anchor, fix, moor1, secure These verbs mean to cause to remain firmly in position or place: fastened our seat belts; anchored the television antenna to the roof; fixed the flagpole in concrete; will moor the rowboat at the dock; secured the bolt after closing the door. |
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| Noun | 1. | fastener - a person who fastens or makes fast; "he found the door fastened and wondered who the fastener was" |
| 2. |  fastener - restraint that attaches to something or holds something in placebellyband - a strap around the belly of a draft animal holding the shafts of a wagon buckle - fastener that fastens together two ends of a belt or strap; often has loose prong button - a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes carabiner, karabiner, snap ring - an oblong metal ring with a spring clip; used in mountaineering to attach a rope to a piton or to connect two ropes catch - a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window clasp - a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together cleat - a fastener (usually with two projecting horns) around which a rope can be secured clinch - the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet clip - any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles together clothes peg, clothes pin, clothespin - wood or plastic fastener; for holding clothes on a clothesline corrugated fastener, wiggle nail - a small strip of corrugated steel with sharp points on one side; hammered across wood joints in rough carpentry cottar, cotter - fastener consisting of a wedge or pin inserted through a slot to hold two other pieces together cringle, grommet, grummet, loop, eyelet - fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines dowel, dowel pin, joggle - a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together hook and eye - a kind of fastener used on clothing knot - any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object lashing - rope that is used for fastening something to something else; "the boats were held together by lashings" linkup, tie-in, link, tie - a fastener that serves to join or connect; "the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction" lock - a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed locker - a fastener that locks or closes nail - a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener nut and bolt - a fastener made by screwing a nut onto a threaded bolt paper fastener - a fastener for holding a sheet of paper in place pin - a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things constraint, restraint - a device that retards something's motion; "the car did not have proper restraints fitted" screw - a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head seal - fastener that provides a tight and perfect closure seal, sealing wax - fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters slide fastener, zip fastener, zipper, zip - a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab press stud, snap fastener, snap - a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound; "children can manage snaps better than buttons" toggle - a fastener consisting of a peg or pin or crosspiece that is inserted into an eye at the end of a rope or a chain or a cable in order to fasten it to something (as another rope or chain or cable) toggle bolt - a fastener consisting of a threaded bolt and a hinged spring-loaded toggle; used to fasten objects to hollow walls |
Translations
fastener [ˈfɑːsnəʳ] N [of necklace, bag, box] → cierre m; (on dress) → corchete m; (for papers) → grapa f; (= zip fastener) → cremallera f
fastener, fastening
n → Verschluss m
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