Fastening
noun, verb
noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A hook or similar restraint used to fasten things together; fastener.
"The Rail Accident Investigation Branch's preliminary examination of the site of a cement train derailment at Sheffield station on November 11 found that a series of rail fastenings had broken, some before the accident, causing the tracks to spread under the train."
- 2 the act of fastening things together wordnet
- 3 restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place wordnet
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of fasten form-of, gerund, participle, present
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"To make a web, it starts by making a frame of this silk and fastening it to hard objects, such as trees or fences."
Etymology
From fasten + -ing.