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HOLDFAST
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
Synonyms:
fastener; fastening; fixing; holdfast
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("holdfast" is a kind of...):
constraint; restraint (a device that retards something's motion)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "holdfast"):
toggle bolt (a fastener consisting of a threaded bolt and a hinged spring-loaded toggle; used to fasten objects to hollow walls)
toggle (a fastener consisting of a peg or pin or crosspiece that is inserted into an eye at the end of a rope or a chain or a cable in order to fasten it to something (as another rope or chain or cable))
press stud; snap; snap fastener (a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound)
slide fastener; zip; zip fastener; zipper (a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab)
seal; sealing wax (fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters)
seal (fastener that provides a tight and perfect closure)
screw (a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head)
pin (a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things)
paper fastener (a fastener for holding a sheet of paper in place)
nut and bolt (a fastener made by screwing a nut onto a threaded bolt)
nail (a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener)
locker (a fastener that locks or closes)
lock (a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed)
link; linkup; tie; tie-in (a fastener that serves to join or connect)
lashing (rope that is used for fastening something to something else)
knot (any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object)
hook and eye (a kind of fastener used on clothing)
fillet; stopping (fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members)
dowel; dowel pin; joggle (a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together)
cringle; eyelet; grommet; grummet; loop (fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines)
cottar; cotter (fastener consisting of a wedge or pin inserted through a slot to hold two other pieces together)
corrugated fastener; wiggle nail (a small strip of corrugated steel with sharp points on one side; hammered across wood joints in rough carpentry)
clothes peg; clothes pin; clothespin (wood or plastic fastener; for holding clothes on a clothesline)
clip (any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles together)
clinch (the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet)
cleat (a fastener (usually with two projecting horns) around which a rope can be secured)
clasp (a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together)
catch (a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window)
carabiner; karabiner; snap ring (an oblong metal ring with a spring clip; used in mountaineering to attach a rope to a piton or to connect two ropes)
button (a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes)
buckle (fastener that fastens together two ends of a belt or strap; often has loose prong)
bellyband (a strap around the belly of a draft animal holding the shafts of a wagon)
Derivation:
hold fast (stick to firmly)
