adj.
Function: verb
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Synonyms: DEFEND 1, bulwark, cover, fend, guard, protect, safeguard, screen, shield
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Synonyms: ENSURE , assure, cinch, insure
Related Words: underwrite
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Synonyms: CATCH 1, bag, capture, collar, ||cotch, get, nail, prehend, take
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Synonyms: FASTEN 2, anchor, catch, fix, moor
Related Words: batten (down), clamp, clinch, pinion, rivet, tie down; cement
Contrasted Words: unfasten, untie
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Synonyms: GET 1, acquire, annex, chalk up, gain, have, land, obtain, pick up, procure
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Synonyms: EFFECT 1, bring about, cause, draw on, make, produce