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fastened

 
Adjective fastened has 4 senses
  1. fastened - firmly closed or secured; "found the gate fastened"; "a fastened seatbelt"
    Antonyms:
    unfastened, unbarred, unbolted, unlatched, unlocked, unsecured, undone
  2. fastened, fixed - intent and directed steadily; "had her gaze fastened on the stranger"; "a fixed expresson"
    Antonym: unsteady (indirect, via steady)
  3. buttoned, fastened - furnished or closed with buttons or something buttonlike
  4. tied, fastened - fastened with strings or cords; "a neatly tied bundle"
Verb fasten has 4 senses
  1. fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"
    --1 is one way to attach
    Antonyms: unfasten
    Derived forms: noun fastener1, noun fastener2, noun fastening2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
    Somebody ----s something PP
  2. fasten - become fixed or fastened; "This dress fastens in the back"
    --2 is one way to
    attach
    Antonyms: unfasten
    Derived forms: noun fastener2, noun fastening1
    Sample sentence:
    Something is ----ing PP
  3. fasten - attach to; "They fastened various nicknames to each other"
    --3 is one way to
    attach
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something to somebody
  4. tighten, fasten - make tight or tighter; "Tighten the wire"
    --4 is one way to change, alter, modify
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
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