5
bracket(noun, verb, fasten, junction, fastener)
5
bulge(verb, twist, collapse, bend, bow)
5
clinch(noun, verb, hold, catch, grasp)
5
couple(verb, join, fasten, junction)
5
deform(verb, twist, bend, bow, lean)
5
lace(noun, verb, fasten, junction, fastener)
5
link(noun, verb, fasten, junction, fastener)
5
nail(noun, connection, fastener)
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screw(noun, verb, crush, connection, tie)
5
splice(noun, verb, fasten, junction, fastener)
5
staple(noun, connection, fastener)
5
string(noun, verb, fasten, junction, fastener)
5
submit(verb, break, drop, give, fail)
5
yield(verb, break, drop, give, fail)
5
zipper(noun, tie, clasp, fastener, fastening)
4
bind(verb, fasten, junction)
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bow(noun, verb, break, drop, give)
4
cement(noun, verb, fasten, fastener)
4
contort(verb, change, twist, alter, collapse)
4
crease(verb, twist, deform, distorting, warping)
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