Definition of fasten
- a. - To fix firmly; to make fast; to secure, as by a knot, lock,
bolt, etc.; as, to fasten a chain to the feet; to fasten a door or
window.
- a. - To cause to hold together or to something else; to attach
or unite firmly; to cause to cleave to something , or to cleave
together, by any means; as, to fasten boards together with nails or
cords; to fasten anything in our thoughts.
- a. - To cause to take close effect; to make to tell; to lay on;
as, to fasten a blow.
- v. i. - To fix one's self; to take firm hold; to clinch; to
cling.