Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

fasten

v. attach to; "They fastened various nicknames to each other"

tighten, fasten

v. make tight or tighter; "Tighten the wire"

fasten, become fixed, become fast

v. become fixed or fastened; "This dress fastens in the back"

fix, fasten, secure, make fast, fix firmly

v. cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"

emend, make corrections to, make improvements to

v. make improvements or corrections to; "the text was emended in the second edition"

root, take root, take roots

v. take root and begin to grow; "this plant roots quickly"

fix, fasten, secure, make fast, fix firmly

v. cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"

stick, cling, adhere, cohere

v. come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere"

join, conjoin, come together, make contact

v. make contact or come together; "The two roads join here"

mix, blend, meld, combine, fuse, merge, conflate, commingle, immix, coalesce

v. mix together different elements; "The colors blend well"

tie, link, connect, put together, connect together

v. connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms"

close, shut

v. move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut; "Close the door"; "shut the window"

lash

v. bind with a rope, chain, or cord; "lash the horse"

join, conjoin, come together, make contact

v. make contact or come together; "The two roads join here"

mix, blend, meld, combine, fuse, merge, conflate, commingle, immix, coalesce

v. mix together different elements; "The colors blend well"

stick, cling, adhere, cohere

v. come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere"

center, centre, rivet, focus, pore, concentrate

v. direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"

strap, tie with a strap

v. tie with a strap

cuff, handcuff, manacle

v. confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs; "The police handcuffed the suspect at the scene of the crime"

bond, draw together, bring together

v. cause to become joined or linked; "join these two parts so that they fit together"

direct, guide the actors in

v. guide the actors in (plays and films)

remedy, rectify, amend, set right

v. set straight or right; "remedy these deficiencies"; "rectify the inequities in salaries"; "repair an oversight"

better, amend, improve, ameliorate, meliorate, make better

v. to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"

tighten, fasten

v. make tight or tighter; "Tighten the wire"

tighten

v. become tight or tighter; "The rope tightened"

take up, hook onto, fasten onto, seize onto, latch on to

v. adopt; "take up new ideas"

loosen, make looser

v. make less dense; "loosen the soil"

deviate, divert

v. turn aside; turn away from

loosen, loose, make loose, make looser

v. make loose or looser; "loosen the tension on a rope"

become undone, unfasten, become untied

v. become undone or untied; "The shoelaces unfastened"

unfasten, cause to become unfastened

v. cause to become undone; "unfasten your belt"

detach

v. cause to become detached or separated; take off; "detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it"

undo, cause to become undone

v. cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect; "I wish I could undo my actions"

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