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(1):

(a.) To cause to hold together or to something else; to attach or unite firmly; to cause to cleave to something , or to cleave together, by any means; as, to fasten boards together with nails or cords; to fasten anything in our thoughts.

(2):

(a.) To cause to take close effect; to make to tell; to lay on; as, to fasten a blow.

(3):

(a.) To fix firmly; to make fast; to secure, as by a knot, lock, bolt, etc.; as, to fasten a chain to the feet; to fasten a door or window.

(4):

(v. i.) To fix one's self; to take firm hold; to clinch; to cling.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Fasten'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​f/fasten.html. 1828.
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