: a metal fastener consisting essentially of a ball and a socket attached to opposed parts of an article and used to hold meeting edges (as of a garment) together.
Fasten
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To fix one's self; to take firm hold; to clinch; to cling.A horse leech will hardly fasten on a fish. Sir T. Browne.
Fasten meaning & definition 1 of Fasten.
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to put a thing on a thing and use another thing to keep the thing on the thing
Fasten meaning & definition 2 of Fasten.
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to (cause something to) become firmly fixed together, or in position, or closed:
Fasten meaning & definition 3 of Fasten.
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Close or do up securely.
Fasten meaning & definition 4 of Fasten.
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