fasten
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
cause to be firmly attached
fasten the lock onto the door
Types & categories
- attach
- strap
- tie
- rig
- bitt
- latch
- garter
- chain
- cable
- picket
- rope up
- cinch
- bandage
- cramp
- cleat
- cast anchor
- anchor
- moor
- moor
- spike
- stitch
- crank
- noose
- chock
- brad
- bight
- belay
- belay
- bar
- clamp
- velcro
- stay
- clinch
- clinch
- lock
- lock up
- hasp
- zip
- tack
- string
- hook
- belt
- cement
- grout
- staple
- rivet
- button
- pin
- hang
- hang
- deposit
- entrench
- buckle
- brooch
- stake
- wire
- coapt
- joggle
- joint
- toggle
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
become fixed or fastened
This dress fastens in the back
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 3 verb
attach to
They fastened various nicknames to each other
Types & categories
Sense 4 verb
make tight or tighter
Tighten the wire
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | unfasten |
| 1 | causes | Related & opposite | fasten |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | fastening |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | fastening |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | fixture |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | fixity |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | fastener |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | attach |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | strap |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | tie |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | rig |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bitt |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | latch |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | garter |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | chain |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cable |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | picket |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | rope up |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cinch |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bandage |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cramp |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cleat |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cast anchor |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | anchor |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | moor |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | moor |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | spike |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | stitch |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | crank |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | noose |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | chock |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | brad |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bight |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | belay |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | belay |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bar |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | clamp |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | velcro |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | stay |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | clinch |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | clinch |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | lock |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | lock up |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hasp |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | zip |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | tack |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | string |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hook |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | belt |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cement |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | grout |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | staple |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | rivet |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | button |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pin |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hang |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hang |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | deposit |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | entrench |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | buckle |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | brooch |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | stake |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | wire |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | coapt |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | joggle |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | joint |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | toggle |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | unfasten |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | fastening |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | attach |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | glue |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | stick |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | stick |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | stick |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | attach |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | tightening |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | change |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | frap |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | firm |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | screw |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | wind up |