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Meaning of FASTENING

Pronunciation:  'fasuning

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  the act of fastening things together
  2. [n]  restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
 
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 Synonyms: attachment, fastener, fixing, holdfast
 
 See Also: bellyband, bonding, buckle, button, carabiner, catch, clasp, cleat, clip, clothes peg, clothes pin, clothespin, connection, connexion, constraint, corrugated fastener, cottar, cotter, cringle, dowel, dowel pin, doweling, earthing, eyelet, fillet, fixation, grommet, grounding, grummet, hook and eye, joggle, joining, karabiner, knot, lashing, ligature, link, linkage, linkup, lock, locker, loop, nail, nut and bolt, paper fastener, pin, press stud, restraint, screw, seal, sealing wax, slide fastener, snap fastener, snap ring, soldering, stopping, tie, tie-in, tying, welding, wiggle nail, zip, zip-fastener, zipper

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Fas"ten*ing\, n.
Anything that binds and makes fast, as a lock, catch, bolt,
bar, buckle, etc.
 
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