Entry Word: fasten

Function: verb

Meaning: 1 to cause (something) to hold to another <use this paperclip to fasten your picture to the application form>

Synonyms affix, attach, fix

Related Words adhere, bolt, clamp, clasp, clinch, clip, glue, hang, harness, lace, lash, latch, nail, paste, pin, rivet, screw, staple, stick, strap, tack, tie, yoke; connect, join, link, unite; reattach, refasten, refix

Near Antonyms part, separate, sever; loose, loosen

Antonyms detach, undo, unfasten

2 to put securely in place or in a desired position <donʼt forget to fasten all the lines on your tent>

Synonyms anchor, catch, clamp, fix, hitch, moor, secure, set

Related Words embed (also imbed), entrench (also intrench), implant, ingrain, lodge, wedge

Near Antonyms extract, pry, yank

Antonyms loose, loosen, unfasten, unloose, unloosen

3 to fix (as oneʼs attention) steadily toward a central objective <if you could fasten your attention on one task for more than a minute, you just might get something done> — see concentrate 2