- (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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
| APA | Webster's. (2011). Fasten. Retrieved September 24, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/fasten/definitions/2007101 |
| Chicago | Webster's. 2011. "Fasten" http://smartdefine.org/fasten/definitions/2007101 (accessed September 24, 2026). |
| Harvard | Webster's 2011, Fasten, Smart Define, viewed 24 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/fasten/definitions/2007101>. |
| MLA | Webster's. "Fasten" 27 May 2011. Web. 24 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/fasten/definitions/2007101> |