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 Fas·ten v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fastened p. pr. & vb. n. Fastening ]
 1. 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.
 2. 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.
    The words Whig and Tory have been pressed to the service of many successions of parties, with very different ideas fastened to them.   --Swift.
 3. To cause to take close effect; to make to tell; to lay on; as, to fasten a blow. [Obs.]
    If I can fasten but one cup upon him.   --Shak.
 To fasten a charge upon or To fasten a crime upon, to make his guilt certain, or so probable as to be generally believed.
 To fasten one's eyes upon, to look upon steadily without cessation. --Acts iii. 4.
 Syn: -- To fix; cement; stick; link; affix; annex.