fasten

  • 111Fastened — Fasten Fas ten, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fastened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fastening}.] [AS. f[ae]stnian; akin to OHG. festin[=o]n. See {Fast}, a.] 1. To fix firmly; to make fast; to secure, as by a knot, lock, bolt, etc.; as, to fasten a chain to the… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 112Fastening — Fasten Fas ten, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fastened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fastening}.] [AS. f[ae]stnian; akin to OHG. festin[=o]n. See {Fast}, a.] 1. To fix firmly; to make fast; to secure, as by a knot, lock, bolt, etc.; as, to fasten a chain to the… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 113fastener — fasten ► VERB 1) close or do up securely. 2) fix or hold in place. 3) (fasten on/upon) single out and concentrate on. 4) (fasten off) secure the end of (a thread) with stitches or a knot. DERIVATIVES fastener noun …

    English terms dictionary

  • 114fastening — fasten ► VERB 1) close or do up securely. 2) fix or hold in place. 3) (fasten on/upon) single out and concentrate on. 4) (fasten off) secure the end of (a thread) with stitches or a knot. DERIVATIVES fastener noun …

    English terms dictionary

  • 115hungern — fasten; Hunger leiden; hungrig sein; darben * * * hun|gern [ hʊŋɐn] <itr.; hat: a) Hunger leiden, ertragen: im Krieg musste die Bevölkerung hungern. Syn.: am Hungertuch nagen, ↑ darben (geh.), ↑ s …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 116Fastenzeit — Fasten * * * Fạs|ten|zeit 〈f. 20; unz.〉 die 40 Tage vor Ostern * * * Fạs|ten|zeit, die: a) (Rel.) in verschiedenen Religionen festgesetzte Zeit des Fastens: die F. im Islam ist der Monat Ramadan; b) (kath. Kirche) von Aschermittwoch bis Ostern… …

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  • 117buckle up — fasten your seat belt, buckle your seat belt    Buckle up. Dad won t drive away until we fasten our seat belts …

    English idioms

  • 118buckle up — fasten a safety belt …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 119button up — fasten with a button or buttons; close well …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 120post an advertisement — fasten an advertisement in a place where it will be seen …

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