fasten

v

1. attach, affix, fix; hook, clasp, clip, snap, button, buckle, catch; join, connect, colligate, unite, wed, secure, couple, link; tie, bind, tether, make fast, hitch, pin, tack; latch, lock, bar, bolt, rivet, hasp; clinch, clamp, vice, brace, bracket; cotter, dowel, miter; stick, stick on, bond, cement, glue, solder, weld, fuse.

2. enclose, envelop, encircle; box in, hem in, shut in, case in, cage, confine; coop up, pen up, bolt or bar in.

3. aim, point, direct, draw or get a bead on; sight, focus, zero in on, beam; position, mark, train.

4. seize, take hold, catch hold, snatch, grab; cling, cleave, hold onto for dear life; clutch, clench, grip, grasp.