fasten (on)

verb

Definition of fasten (on)next
as in to latch (on or onto)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fasten (on)
  1. secure
  2. fist
  3. clutch
  4. grip
Verb
  • Gabriel led the Ducks to a perfect 13-0 record, securing the Big Ten Championship against Penn State and the top seed in the College Football Playoff.
    Giovanni Malloy, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Jake Sullivan, Biden's national security adviser, traveled to Israel this week in a final effort to secure a cease-fire before Trump enters.
    Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of secure
Verb
  • Watch baseball, football, or any team sport: Players support each other and strengthen their bonds by interacting with each other in high fives, hands clasping or shaking, fists bumping, pats on the head or back—and even hugs.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 17 June 2024
  • But hockey fights almost always involve mutual, bone-crushing blows, fists jackhammering from powerful shoulders, sometimes fracturing bones, tearing tissue and rattling brains.
    David Waldstein, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2023
Definition of fist
Verb
  • At 3:08 of the second period, Tampa Bay’s Conor Geekie slammed into Blue Jackets defenseman Dante Fabbro with a knee-on-knee hit that led to Fabbro’s writhing on the ice, clutching his right knee.
    Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Lansbury became a household name thanks to her portrayal of an unusual gumshoe, often in perilous situations but always polite and clutching a sensible handbag.
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of clutch
Verb
  • Hahn was incredible as Agatha, hilarious one moment, but emotionally gripping the next.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Authorities on Monday arrested a Maryland native and one-time Gilman School valedictorian in connection to Wednesday’s fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City — a killing that gripped the country and ignited debate about health care in America.
    Jean Marbella, Baltimore Sun, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of grip
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