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1. Firmly closed or secured
   "found the gate fastened"; "a fastened seatbelt"
    
2. Furnished or closed with buttons or something buttonlike
   - buttoned
    
3. Fastened with strings or cords
   "a neatly fastened bundle"
   - tied

1. Cause to be firmly attached
   "fasten the lock onto the door"
   - fix, secure
    
2. Become fixed or fastened
   "This dress fastens in the back"
    
3. Attach to
   "They fastened various nicknames to each other"
    
4. Make tight or tighter
   "fasten the wire"
   - tighten

See also: botonée, botonnée, button-down, fastener, fastening, knotted, pegged-down

Type of: alter, attach, change, modify

Antonym: unfasten, unfastened

Encyclopedia: Fasten