fastening
buckle
toggle
crimp
strapping
clasp
fastness
latch
clutch
latching
chain
hook
rebuckle
strap
clutchback
lasher
lock
locker
toggler
strap up
cleat
lockbolt
catch
clamp
relief valve
rezipper
attachment
belt
cable tie
fixation
lashing
grommet
lash
housing
cottar
key
hasp
cotter
hooking
undoing
bight
tape
unfastening
bolt
untying
wire
clinch nut
buckling
belt buckle
cable
bind
cinching
knot
seal
rope
leash
hook and eye
morse
boltlike
enfasten
latchable
hand throttle
drawhook
mouse
shoot
soldering
hookable
bonding
brace
hank
staple
wired
pin
stick
guard
cringle
beltwork
screwdriving
stabby
prize
pricker
tackle
desmodromic
rod
toggle bolt
self-drilling screw
butterfly clip
seizing
buckle up
boltlike
latchable
hookable
wired
stabby
desmodromic
fastening
buckle
toggle
crimp
strapping
clasp
fastness
clutch
latching
clutchback
lasher
locker
toggler
cleat
lockbolt
catch
relief valve
attachment
cable tie
fixation
lashing
housing
cottar
hasp
cotter
hooking
undoing
unfastening
bolt
untying
clinch nut
buckling
belt buckle
cinching
knot
seal
hook and eye
morse
hand throttle
drawhook
soldering
bonding
staple
hank
beltwork
screwdriving
latch
prize
pricker
tackle
rod
toggle bolt
self-drilling screw
butterfly clip
seizing
latch
chain
hook
rebuckle
strap
buckle
lock
strap up
clamp
rezipper
belt
grommet
lash
key
bight
tape
wire
cable
bind
rope
leash
enfasten
mouse
shoot
crimp
brace
hank
pin
stick
guard
cringle
buckle up
clasp
noun
- A fastener that has flaps that align vertically to penetrate a surface and then spread out to secure the fastener in position, e.g. a molly bolt.
- A wooden or metal pin, short rod, crosspiece or similar, fixed transversely in the eye of a rope or chain to be secured to any other loop, ring, or bight, e.g. a sea painter to a lifeboat.
- A rod-shaped button bound with slack to the fabric.
- A horizontal piece of wood that is placed on a door, flat, or other wooden structure, but is not on one of the edges of the structure.
- An appliance for transmitting force at right angles to its direction.
- A loop of webbing or a dowel affixed to the end of the steering/brake lines of a parachute providing the pilot with a means of control.
- A toggle switch.
verb
noun
- A fastener or a fastening method that secures parts by bending metal around a joint and squeezing it together, often with a tool that adds indentations to capture the parts.
- One who infringes sub-section 1 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1854, applied to a person other than the owner, master, etc., who engages seamen without a license from the Board of Trade.
- A small hold with little surface area.
- The natural curliness of wool fibres.
- Hair that is shaped so it bends back and forth in many short kinks.
- A grip on such a hold.
- An agent who procures seamen, soldiers, etc., especially by decoying, entrapping, impressing, or seducing them.
verb
- To fasten by bending metal so that it squeezes around the parts to be fastened.
- To gash the flesh, e.g. of a raw fish, to make it crisper when cooked.
- To press into small ridges or folds, to pleat, to corrugate.
- to hold using a crimp
- To bend or mold leather into shape.
- To style hair into a crimp, to form hair into tight curls, to make it kinky.
- To impress (seamen or soldiers); to entrap, to decoy.
- To pinch and hold; to seize.
noun
- Something used to fasten or tie; a fastener or fastening.
- The ability of a dye to withstand fading.
- A fortified or secure place; a fortress, a stronghold.
- The quality or state of moving quickly; quickness, rapidity, swiftness.
- The quality or state of being strongly attached; firmness, secureness, tenacity.
- The quality or state of having an extravagant lifestyle or immoral habits.
noun
- A fastener that attaches to the back of a tack pin to secure an accessory to clothing. (See Clutch (pin fastener).)
- The claw of a predatory animal or bird.
- An important or critical situation.
- A brood of chickens or a sitting of eggs.
- A device to interrupt power transmission, commonly used to separate the engine and gearbox in a car.
- A small handbag or purse with no straps or handle.
- A group or bunch (of people or things).
- Any device for gripping an object, as at the end of a chain or tackle.
- A grip, especially one seen as rapacious or evil.
- The pedal in a car that disengages power and torque transmission from the engine (through the drivetrain) to the drive wheels.
- A difficult maneuver
adj
verb
verb
- To fasten something with a chain.
- To link multiple items together.
- To connect as if with a chain, due to dependence, addiction, or other feelings
- To measure a distance using a 66-foot long chain, as in land surveying.
- To relate data items with a chain of pointers.
- To obstruct the mouth of a river etc with a chain.
- To obligate.
- To secure someone with fetters.
- To load and automatically run (a program).
- To be chained to another data item.
noun
- A series of interconnected links of known length, used as a measuring device.
- A series of stores or businesses with the same brand name.
- A number of atoms in a series, which combine to form a molecule.
- A unit of length equal to 22 yards. The length of a Gunter's surveying chain. The length of a cricket pitch. Equal to 20.12 metres, 4 rods, or 100 links.
- That which confines, fetters, or secures; a bond.
- A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal.
- Iron links bolted to the side of a vessel to bold the dead-eyes connected with the shrouds; also, the channels.
- A long measuring tape.
- A totally ordered set, especially a totally ordered subset of a poset.
- A sequence of linked house purchases, each of which is dependent on the preceding and succeeding purchase (said to be "broken" if a buyer or seller pulls out).
- A livery collar, a chain of office.
- The warp threads of a web.
- A series of interconnected things.
verb
- fasten with a hook
- rip off; ask an unreasonable price
- make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle
- hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left
- take by theft
- make off with belongings of others
- hit with a hook
- catch with a hook
- to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
- secure with the foot
- entice and trap
- approach with an offer of sexual favors
noun
- a catch for locking a door
- a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook
- anything that serves as an enticement
- a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
- a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something
- a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
- a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent
- a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket
verb
- To fasten or bind with a strap.
- To beat or chastise with a strap; to whip, to lash.
- To sharpen by rubbing on a strap; to strop.
noun
- Something made of such a strip, or of a part of one, or a combination of two or more for a particular use.
- A band, plate, or loop of metal for clasping and holding timbers or parts of a machine.
- A strip of thick leather used in flogging.
- A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like.
- A championship belt, or by extension, the title.
- An investment strategy involving simultaneous trade with one put and two call options on the same security at the same strike price, similar to but more bullish than a straddle.
- The flat part of the corolla in ligulate florets, as those of the white circle in the daisy.
- Synonym of strapline
- A gun, normally a personal firearm such as a pistol or machine pistol.
- A piece of leather, or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, used to hone the sharpened edge of a razor; a strop.
- The leaf, exclusive of its sheath, in some grasses.
- A strap worn on the shoulder.
- A piece of rope or metal passing around a block and used for fastening it to anything.
verb
- To fasten with a lock.
- To raise or lower (a boat) in a lock.
- To modify (a thread) so that users cannot make new posts in it.
- To freeze one's body or a part thereof in place.
- To be capable of becoming fastened in place.
- To seize (e.g. the sword arm of an antagonist) by turning one's left arm around it, to disarm them.
- To play in the position of lock.
- To become fastened in place.
- To intertwine or dovetail.
- To prevent a page from being edited by other users.
- To furnish (a canal) with locks.
noun
- A device for keeping a wheel from turning.
- A segment of a canal or other waterway enclosed by gates, used for raising and lowering boats between levels.
- Complete control over a situation.
- The firing mechanism.
- Something sure to be a success.
- A fastening together or interlacing; a closing of one thing upon another; a state of being fixed or immovable.
- A place impossible to get out of, as by a lock.
- A grapple in wrestling.
- A tuft or length of hair, wool, etc.
- A small quantity of straw etc.
- A quantity of meal, the perquisite of a mill-servant.
- A player in the scrum behind the front row, usually the tallest members of the team.
- A mutex or other token restricting access to a resource.
- Something used for fastening, which can only be opened with a key or combination.
noun
- A type of fastener that has hinged wings that spread to provide a surface against which the fastener can be tightened (e.g. a toggle bolt).
- Something that toggles between two states or causes something else to toggle between two states.
- A person occupied chaining up logs to prevent them from rolling off during transport on railroad cars and trucks.
- A machine operator who is responsible for turning the machine on and off.
- A member of a bomber crew responsible dropping bombs from a wing plane at a signal from the lead bombardier.
noun
- a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window
- a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident
- the quantity that was caught
- a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect
- anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching)
- a break or check in the voice (usually a sign of strong emotion)
- a restraint that checks the motion of something
- a cooperative game in which a ball is passed back and forth
- the act of catching an object with the hands
- the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
verb
- discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
- perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily
- reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot
- take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
- succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
- to hook or entangle
- attract and fix
- capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
- reach in time
- get or regain something necessary, usually quickly or briefly
- catch up with and possibly overtake
- be struck or affected by
- check oneself during an action
- hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
- see or watch
- cause to become accidentally or suddenly caught, ensnared, or entangled
- detect a blunder or misstep
- grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of
- come down with
- start burning
- perceive by hearing
- suffer from the receipt of
- attract; cause to be enamored
- apprehend and reproduce accurately
- take in and retain
- spread or be communicated
- be the catcher
- become aware of
- delay or hold up; prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned
verb
- To fasten in place or together with (or as if with) a clamp.
- To hold or grip tightly.
- To immobilise (a vehicle) by means of a wheel clamp.
- To modify (a numeric value) so it lies within a specific range by replacing values outside the range with the closest value within the range.
noun
- An electronic circuit that fixes either the positive or the negative peak excursions of a signal to a defined value by shifting its DC value.
- A parking enforcement device used to immobilise a car until it can be towed or a fine is paid; a wheel clamp.
- An instrument used to temporarily shut off blood vessels, etc.
- A mass of bricks heaped up to be burned; or of ore for roasting, or of coal coking.
- A pile of agricultural produce such as root vegetables or silage stored under a layer of earth or an airtight sheet.
- A piece of wood (batten) across the grain of a board end to keep it flat, as in a breadboard.
- A brace, band, or clasp for strengthening or holding things together.
noun
- the act of fastening things together
- a feeling of affection for a person or an institution
- a supplementary part or accessory
- a writ authorizing the seizure of property that may be needed for the payment of a judgment in a judicial proceeding
- a connection that fastens things together
- faithful support for a cause or political party or religion
- the act of attaching or affixing something
verb
noun
- endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
- a band to tie or buckle around the body (usually at the waist)
- an elongated region where a specific condition or characteristic is found
- a vigorous blow
- a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing)
- ammunition (usually of small caliber) loaded in flexible linked strips for use in a machine gun
- the act of hitting vigorously
noun
- the activity of fastening something firmly in position
- an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
- an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone
- (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body
verb
noun
- A reinforced eyelet, or a small metal or plastic ring used to reinforce an eyelet.
- A boy serving on a ship.
- A ring formed of a single strand of rope, laid in three times round, fastening the upper edge of a sail to its stay.
- An eyelet at the hoist end of a flag, used to fasten the flag to its halyard.
- A young or inexperienced surfer, skateboarder, or snowboarder.
verb
- To bind with a rope, cord, thong, or chain, so as to fasten.
- To utter censure or sarcastic language.
- To throw out with a jerk or quickly.
- To scold; or to satirize; to censure with severity.
- To fall heavily, especially in the phrase lash down.
- Used in phrasal verbs: lash back, lash out.
- To strike forcibly and quickly, as with a lash; to beat, or beat upon, with a motion like that of a lash.
- To strike with a lash; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one.
- To ply the whip; to strike.
noun
- The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.
- A quick and violent sweeping movement, as of an animal's tail; a swish.
- A stroke of satire or sarcasm; an expression or retort that cuts or gives pain; a cut.
- An attempt; a go at something.
- In carpet weaving, a group of strings for lifting simultaneously certain yarns, to form the figure.
- A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough, often given as a punishment.
- A hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an eyelash.
- Looseness between fitted parts, either intentional (as allowance) or unintentional (from error or wear).
adj
noun
- An appendage to the harness or collar of a harness.
- A mechanical component's container or covering.
- Residences, collectively.
- A niche for a statue.
- A houseline.
- That portion of a mast or bowsprit which is beneath the deck or within the vessel.
- A cover or cloth for a horse's saddle, as an ornamental or military appendage; a saddlecloth; a horse cloth; in plural, trappings.
- The activity of enclosing something or providing a residence for someone.
- The space taken out of one solid to admit the insertion of part of another, such as the end of one timber in the side of another.
verb
- To fasten or secure firmly; to fasten or tighten with keys or wedges.
- To be identified as a certain taxon when using a key.
- (more usually to key in) To enter (information) by typing on a keyboard or keypad.
- To link (as one might do with a key or legend).
- To depress (a telegraph key).
- To prepare for plastering by adding the key (that part of the plastering which is forced through between the laths and holds the rest in place).
- To attune to; to set at; to pitch.
- To vandalize (a car, etc.) by scratching with an implement such as a key.
- To operate (the transmitter switch of a two-way radio).
- To modify (an advertisement) so as to target a particular group or demographic.
- To fit (pieces of a mechanical assembly) with a key to maintain the orientation between them.
- To mark or indicate with a symbol indicating membership in a class.
- To fit (a lock) with a key.
adj
noun
- The general pitch or tone of a sentence or utterance.
- A piece of wood used as a wedge.
- A piece of information (e.g., a password or passphrase) used to encode or decode a message or messages.
- A modification of an advertisement so as to target a particular group or demographic.
- One of several small, usually square buttons on a typewriter or computer keyboard, mostly corresponding to text characters.
- A scale or group of pitches constituting the basis of a musical composition.
- A series of logically organized groups of discriminating information which aims to allow the user to correctly identify a taxon.
- The degree of roughness, or retention ability of a surface to have applied a liquid such as paint, or glue.
- One of a string of small islands.
- A crucial step or requirement.
- A password restricting access to an IRC channel.
- In instruments with a keyboard such as an organ or piano, one of the levers, or especially the exposed front end of it, which are depressed to cause a particular sound or note to be produced.
- In musical notation, a sign at the head of a staff indicating the musical key.
- A value that uniquely identifies an entry in a container.
- A keystone.
- The last board of a floor when laid down.
- The lowest note of a scale; keynote.
- A wooden support for a rail on the bullhead rail system.
- In musical theory, the total melodic and harmonic relations, which exist between the tones of an ideal scale, major or minor; tonality.
- An indehiscent, one-seeded fruit furnished with a wing, such as the fruit of the ash and maple; a samara.
- In musical instruments, one of the valve levers used to select notes, such as a lever opening a hole on a woodwind.
- A guide to the correct answers of a worksheet or test.
- The thirty-third card of the Lenormand deck.
- A guide explaining the symbols or terminology of a map or chart; a legend.
- That part of the plastering which is forced through between the laths and holds the rest in place.
- In musical theory and notation, the tonality centering in a given tone, or the several tones taken collectively, of a given scale, major or minor.
- A manual electrical switching device primarily used for the transmission of Morse code.
- The black ink layer, especially in relation to the three color layers of cyan, magenta, and yellow. See also CMYK.
- The free-throw lane together with the circle surrounding the free-throw line, the free-throw lane having formerly been narrower, giving the area the shape of a skeleton key hole.
- A color to be masked or made transparent.
- An object designed to open and close a lock.
- In a relational database, a field used as an index into another table (not necessarily unique).
- An object designed to fit between two other objects (such as a shaft and a wheel) in a mechanism and maintain their relative orientation.
verb
noun
- a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening
- a recording made on magnetic tape
- the finishing line for a foot race
- measuring instrument consisting of a narrow strip (cloth or metal) marked in inches or centimeters and used for measuring lengths
- memory device consisting of a long thin plastic strip coated with iron oxide; used to record audio or video signals or to store computer information
noun
- A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a cylindrical body that is threaded, with a larger head on one end. It can be inserted into an unthreaded hole up to the head, with a nut then threaded on the other end; a heavy machine screw.
- A small personal-armour-piercing missile for short-range use, or (in common usage though deprecated by experts) a short arrow, intended to be shot from a crossbow or a catapult.
- The standard linear measurement of canvas for use at sea: 39 yards.
- A sieve, especially a long fine sieve used in milling for bolting flour and meal; a bolter.
- A sliding mechanism to chamber and unchamber a cartridge in a firearm.
- A sudden flight, as to escape creditors.
- A refusal to support a nomination made by the party with which one has been connected; a breaking away from one's party.
- A stalk or scape (of garlic, onion, etc).
- A burst of speed or efficiency.
- A bar of wood or metal dropped in horizontal hooks on a door and adjoining wall or between the two sides of a double door, to prevent the door(s) from being forced open.
- A lightning spark, i.e., a lightning bolt.
- An iron to fasten the legs of a prisoner; a shackle; a fetter.
- A sliding pin or bar in a lock or latch mechanism.
- A sudden event, action or emotion.
- A large roll of fabric or similar material, as a bolt of cloth.
- A sudden spring or start; a sudden leap aside.
verb
- To produce flower stalks and flowers or seeds quickly or prematurely; to form a bolt (stalk or scape); to go to seed.
- To discuss or argue privately, and for practice, as cases at law.
- To escape.
- To sift, especially through a cloth.
- To cause to start or spring forth; to dislodge (an animal being hunted).
- To flee, to depart, to accelerate suddenly.
- To sift the bran and germ from wheat flour.
- To connect or assemble pieces using a bolt.
- To utter precipitately; to blurt or throw out.
- To secure a door by locking or barring it.
- To swallow food without chewing it.
- To strike or fall suddenly like a bolt.
- To drink one's drink very quickly; to down a drink.
- To refuse to support a nomination made by a party or caucus with which one has been connected; to break away from a party.
- To separate, assort, refine, or purify by other means.
adv
verb
noun
verb
- To tie or fasten tightly together, with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.
- To oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law, duty, promise, vow, affection, or other social tie.
- To put together in a cover, as of books.
- To process one or more object modules into an executable program.
- To place under legal obligation to serve.
- To cover, as with a bandage.
- To associate an identifier with a value; to associate a variable name, method name, etc. with the content of a storage location.
- To make two or more elements stick together.
- To exert a binding or restraining influence.
- To tie; to confine by any ligature.
- To couple.
- To confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or influence of any kind.
- To protect or strengthen by applying a band or binding, as the edge of a carpet or garment.
- To cohere or stick together in a mass.
- To be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction.
- To put (a person) under definite legal obligations, especially, under the obligation of a bond or covenant.
- To complain; to whine about something.
- To wear a binder so as to flatten one's chest to give the appearance of a flat chest, usually done by trans men.
noun
- That which binds or ties.
- A troublesome situation; a problem; a predicament or quandary.
- The indurated clay of coal mines.
- A ligature or tie for grouping notes.
- Any twining or climbing plant or stem, especially a hop vine; a bine.
- A strong grip or stranglehold on a position, which is difficult for the opponent to break.
noun
noun
- any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object
- a tight cluster of people or things
- a hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged
- (of ships and wind) a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour or about 1.15 statute miles per hour
- something twisted and tight and swollen
- soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design
- a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the Southern Hemisphere
verb
noun
- fastener that provides a tight and perfect closure
- fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters
- a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents
- the pelt or fur (especially the underfur) of a seal
- a stamp affixed to a document (as to attest to its authenticity or to seal it)
- an indication of approved or superior status
- a finishing coat applied to exclude moisture
- any of numerous marine mammals that come on shore to breed; chiefly of cold regions
verb
noun
verb
- To close the mouth of a hook by a careful binding of marline or wire.
- To hunt or catch mice (the rodents), usually of cats.
- To navigate by means of a computer mouse.
- To move cautiously or furtively, in the manner of a mouse (the rodent) (frequently used in the phrasal verb to mouse around).
noun
- Any small rodent of the genus Mus.
- A turn or lashing of spun yarn or small stuff, or a metallic clasp or fastening, uniting the point and shank of a hook to prevent its unhooking or straightening out.
- (plural mice or, rarely, mouses) An input device that is moved over a pad or other flat surface to produce a corresponding movement of a pointer on a graphical display.
- Part of a hind leg of beef, next to the round.
- A small cushion for a woman's hair.
- The cursor.
- A small model of (a fragment of) Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory with desirable properties (depending on the context).
- A member of the many small rodent and marsupial species resembling such a rodent.
- A quiet or shy person.
- A facial hematoma or black eye.
- A match used in firing guns or blasting.
verb
- To push or thrust a bolt quickly; hence, to open a lock.
- To begin to speak.
- To move very quickly and suddenly.
- To send out or forth, especially with a rapid or sudden motion; to cast with the hand; to hurl; to discharge; to emit.
- To plane straight; to fit by planing.
- To germinate; to bud; to sprout.
- To grow; to advance.
- To shoot the moon.
- To ejaculate.
- To carry out a seismic survey with geophones in an attempt to detect oil.
- To photograph.
- To make the stated score.
- To hunt on (a piece of land); to kill game in or on.
- To fire (a weapon that releases a projectile).
- To inject a drug (such as heroin) intravenously.
- To throw dice.
- To fire a projectile at (a person or target).
- To variegate as if by sprinkling or intermingling; to color in spots or patches.ᵂ
- To dismiss or do away with.
- To hunt birds, etc. with a gun.
- To lunge.
- To deviate from kayfabe, either intentionally or accidentally; to actually connect with unchoreographed fighting blows and maneuvers, or speak one's mind (instead of an agreed script).
- To carry out, or attempt to carry out (an approach to an airport runway).
- To tip (something, especially coal) down a chute.
- To film.
- To cause a weapon to discharge a projectile.
- To travel or ride on (breaking waves) rowards the shore.
- To move ahead by force of momentum, as a sailing vessel when the helm is put hard alee.
- To push or thrust forward; to project; to protrude; often with out.
- To penetrate, like a missile; to dart with a piercing sensation.
- To fire (a projectile).
- To send to someone.
- To discharge a missile; said of a weapon.
- To protrude; to jut; to project; to extend.
- To measure the distance and direction to (a point).
- To go over or pass quickly through.
intj
noun
- A hunt or shooting competition.
- A rush of water; a rapid.
- The act of taking all point cards in one hand.
- An inclined plane, either artificial or natural, down which timber, coal, ore, etc., are caused to slide; a chute.
- A seismic survey carried out with geophones in an attempt to detect oil.
- An event that is unscripted or legitimate.
- The emerging stem and embryonic leaves of a new plant.
- A weft thread shot through the shed by the shuttle; a pick.
- A shoat; a young pig.
- A vein of ore running in the same general direction as the lode.
- A photography session.
- The act of shooting; the discharge of a missile; a shot.
verb
- To bind or tie closely; to fasten tightly.
- To furnish with braces; to support; to prop.
- To stop someone for questioning, usually said of police.
- To confront with questions, demands or requests.
- To draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension; to strain; to strengthen.
- To prepare for something bad, such as an impact or blow.
- To place in a position for resisting pressure; to hold firmly.
- To swing round the yards of a square rigged ship, using braces, to present a more efficient sail surface to the direction of the wind.
noun
- Harness; warlike preparation.
- That which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly; a bandage or a prop.
- A cord, ligament, or rod, for producing or maintaining tension.
- The state of being braced or tight; tension.
- A piece of material used to transmit, or change the direction of, weight or pressure; any one of the pieces, in a frame or truss, which divide the structure into triangular parts. It may act as a tie, or as a strut, and serves to prevent distortion of the structure, and transverse strains in its members. A boiler brace is a diagonal stay, connecting the head with the shell.
- A system of wires, brackets, and elastic bands used to correct crooked teeth or to reduce overbite.
- Straps or bands to sustain trousers; suspenders.
- Two goals scored by one player in a game.
- A pair, a couple; originally used of dogs, and later of animals generally (e.g., a brace of conies) and then other things, but rarely human persons. (The plural in this sense is unchanged.) In British use (as plural), this is a particularly common reference to game birds.
- A curved, pointed line, also known as "curly bracket": { or } connecting two or more words or lines, which are to be considered together, such as in {role, roll}; in music, used to connect staves.
- A rope reeved through a block at the end of a yard, by which the yard is moved horizontally; also, a rudder gudgeon.
- A curved instrument or handle of iron or wood, for holding and turning bits, etc.; a bitstock.
- A thong used to regulate the tension of a drum.
- The mouth of a shaft.
verb
noun
- A rope or withe for fastening a gate.
- A ring or shackle that secures a staysail to its stay and allows the sail to glide smoothly up and down.
- A coil or loop of something, especially twine, yarn, or rope.
- Doubt, difficulty.
- Mess, tangle.
- A throw in which a wrestler turns his left side to his opponent, twines his left leg about his opponent's right leg from the inside, and throws him backward.
noun
- A wire fastener used to secure something else by penetrating and curling.
- A wire fastener used to secure stacks of paper by penetrating all the sheets and curling around.
- Unmanufactured material; raw material.
- One of a set of U-shaped metal rods hammered into a structure, such as a piling or wharf, which serve as a ladder.
- A basic or essential supply.
- A town containing merchants who have exclusive right, under royal authority, to purchase or produce certain goods for export; also, the body of such merchants seen as a group.
- A U-shaped metal fastener, used to attach fence wire or other material to posts or structures.
- A small pit.
- A district granted to an abbey.
- Place of supply; source.
- The principal commodity produced in a town or region.
- A recurring topic or character.
- A shaft, smaller and shorter than the principal one, joining different levels.
- Short fiber, as of cotton, sheep’s wool, or the like, which can be spun into yarn or thread.
adj
- Fit to be sold; marketable.
- Relating to, or being market of staple for, commodities.
- Established in commerce; occupying the markets; settled.
- Regularly produced or manufactured in large quantities; belonging to wholesale traffic; principal; chief.
verb
adj
- Reinforced, supported, tied or bound with wire.
- Equipped with wires, so as to connect to a power source or to other electric or electronic equipment; connected by wires.
- Having wiry feathers.
- Being a pair in seven card stud with one face up and one face down.
- Very excited, overstimulated; high-strung.
- Connected to the Internet; online.
- Being three of a kind as the first three cards in seven card stud.
- Equipped with hidden electronic eavesdropping devices.
verb
- To fasten or attach (something) with a pin.
- To attach (an icon, application, message etc.) to another item so that it persists.
- To cause an analog gauge to reach the stop pin at the high end of the range.
- To enclose; to confine; to pen; to pound.
- To fix (an array in memory, a security certificate, etc.) so that it cannot be modified.
- To cause (a piece) to be in a pin.
- To pin down (someone).
noun
- A piece of jewellery that is attached to clothing with a pin.
- The spot at the exact centre of the target, originally a literal pin that fastened the target in place.
- A cylinder often of wood or metal used to fasten or as a bearing between two parts.
- A simple accessory that can be attached to clothing with a pin or fastener, often round and bearing a design, logo or message, and used for decoration, identification or to show political affiliation, etc.
- Any of the individual connecting elements of a multipole electrical connector.
- The flagstick: the flag-bearing pole which marks the location of a hole
- A peg in musical instruments for increasing or relaxing the tension of the strings.
- A thing of small value; a trifle.
- A size of brewery cask, equal to half a firkin, or eighth of a barrel.
- A pinball machine.
- One of a row of pegs in the side of an ancient drinking cup to mark how much each person should drink.
- The spot at the exact centre of the house (the target area)
- A short shaft, sometimes forming a bolt, a part of which serves as a journal.
- The victory condition of holding the opponent's shoulders on the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of time.
- A needle without an eye (usually) made of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening.
- Either a scenario in which moving a lesser piece to escape from attack would expose a more valuable piece to being taken instead, or one where moving a piece is impossible as it would place the king in check.
- The tenon of a dovetail joint.
- A small cylindrical object which blocks the rotation of a pin-tumbler lock when the incorrect key is inserted.
- A small nail with a head and a sharp point.
- A slender object specially designed for use in a specific game or sport, such as skittles or bowling.
- A leg.
verb
- fasten with or as with pins or nails
- put, fix, force, or implant
- stay put (in a certain place)
- stick to firmly
- be or become fixed
- endure
- be a devoted follower or supporter
- be loyal to
- cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface
- fasten with an adhesive material like glue
- fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something
- pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument
- pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed
- come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
- saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
- be a mystery or bewildering to
noun
- an implement consisting of a length of wood
- a small thin branch of a tree
- a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane
- a rectangular quarter pound block of butter or margarine
- informal terms for the leg
- a long implement (usually made of wood) that is shaped so that hockey or polo players can hit a puck or ball
- a long thin implement resembling a length of wood
- marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
- threat of a penalty
verb
- To fasten by binding; to gird.
- To keep watch over, in order to prevent escape or restrain from acts of violence, or the like.
- To protect the edge of, especially with an ornamental border; hence, to face or ornament with lists, laces, etc.
- To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend.
- To watch by way of caution or defense; to be caution; to be in a state or position of defense or safety.
noun
- A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something.
- A state of caution; posture of defence.
- Something worn to protect part of the body, e.g. the shins in cricket.
- Either of two offensive positions between the centre and each of the offensive tackles, whose main responsibilities are to protect the quarterback, and open up "holes" through which offensive players can run.
- A player playing a position named guard.
- A relatively short player, playing farther from the basket than a forward or centre.
- A squad responsible for protecting something.
- The position on the popping crease where a batsman makes a mark to align himself with the wicket; see take guard.
- A watchchain.
- The aircraft emergency frequency, a radio frequency reserved for emergency communications, typically 121.5MHz for civilian use.
- A part of a machine which blocks access to dangerous parts.
- A panel of a car that encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels.
- A garda; a police officer.
- The part of a sword that protects the wielder's hand.
- A ground grappling position in which one combatant has their back to the ground while attempting to control the other combatant using their legs.
- A Boolean expression that must evaluate to true for a branch of program execution to continue.
- An employee, normally travelling in the last vehicle of a train, responsible for the safety of the train.
noun
- A lever; a pry; also, the hold of a lever.
- That which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power.
- Anything worth striving for; a valuable possession held or in prospect.
- An honour or reward striven for in a competitive contest; anything offered to be competed for, or as an inducement to, or reward of, effort.
- Anything captured by a belligerent using the rights of war; especially, property captured at sea in virtue of the rights of war, as a vessel.
- That which may be won by chance, as in a lottery.
adj
verb
noun
- A device for grasping an object and an attached means of moving it, as a rope and hook.
- Any instance in which one person intercepts another and forces them to the ground.
- A block and tackle.
- A man's genitalia.
- Equipment, gear, gadgetry.
- A play where a player attempts to take control over the ball from an opponent, as in rugby or football.
- Equipment (rod, reel, line, lure, etc.) used when angling.
- An offensive line position between a guard and an end: offensive tackle; a person playing that position.
- A play where a defender brings the ball carrier to the ground.
- Clothing.
- A defensive position between two defensive ends: defensive tackle; a person playing that position.
verb
- To "hit on" or pursue a person that one is interested in.
- To face or deal with, attempting to overcome or fight down.
- To bring a ball carrier to the ground.
- To attempt to take away a ball.
- To force a person to the ground with the weight of one's own body, usually by jumping on top or slamming one's weight into them.
noun
- A straight bar that unites moving parts of a machine, for holding parts together as a connecting rod or for transferring power as a driveshaft.
- A rod cell: a rod-shaped cell in the eye that is sensitive to light.
- A hot rod, an automobile or other passenger motor vehicle modified to run faster and often with exterior cosmetic alterations, especially one based originally on a pre-1940s model or (currently) denoting any older vehicle thus modified.
- A coupling rod or connecting rod, which links the driving wheels of a steam locomotive, and some diesel shunters and early electric locomotives.
- A long slender usually tapering pole used for angling; fishing rod.
- A straight, round stick, shaft, bar, cane, or staff.
- Any of a number of long, slender microorganisms.
- An implement held vertically and viewed through an optical surveying instrument such as a transit, used to measure distance in land surveying and construction layout; an engineer's rod, surveyor's rod, surveying rod, leveling rod, ranging rod. The modern (US) engineer's or surveyor's rod commonly is eight or ten feet long and often designed to extend higher. In former times a surveyor's rod often was a single wooden pole or composed of multiple sectioned and socketed pieces, and besides serving as a sighting target was used to measure distance on the ground horizontally, hence for convenience was of one rod or pole in length, that is, 5+¹⁄₂ yards.
- The penis.
- A stirring rod: a glass rod, typically about 6 inches to 1 foot long and ¹⁄₈ to ¹⁄₄ inch in diameter that can be used to stir liquids in flasks or beakers.
- A stick used to measure distance, by using its established length or task-specific temporary marks along its length, or by dint of specific graduated marks.
- An implement resembling and/or supplanting a rod (particularly a cane) that is used for corporal punishment, and metonymically called the rod, regardless of its actual shape and composition.
- A longitudinal pole used for forming part of a framework such as an awning or tent.
- A Cuisenaire rod.
- A stick, pole, or bundle of switches or twigs (such as a birch), used for personal defense or to administer corporal punishment by whipping.
- A pistol; a gun.
- A rod-shaped object that appears in photographs or videos traveling at high speed, not seen by the person recording the event, often associated with extraterrestrial entities.
verb
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