v. 25B6; verb
he fastened the door : BOLT, lock, secure, make fast, chain, seal.
they fastened splints to his leg : ATTACH, fix, affix, clip, pin, tack; stick, bond, join.
he fastened his horse to a tree : TIE (UP), bind, tether, truss, fetter, lash, hitch, anchor, strap, rope.
the dress fastens at the front : BUTTON (UP), zip (up), do up, close.
his gaze fastened on me : FOCUS, fix, be riveted, concentrate, zero in, zoom in, direct at.
blame had been fastened on some nutter : ASCRIBE TO, attribute to, assign to, chalk up to; pin on, lay at the door of.
critics fastened on the end of the report : SINGLE OUT, concentrate on, focus on, pick out, fix on, seize on.
unlock, remove, open, untie, undo.