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Definition of fastening : 1. Anything that binds and makes fast, as a lock, catch, bolt, bar, buckle, etc.
2. of Fasten

Synonyms:

fix, affixation, mending, mend, altering, adhesion, repair, fond regard, reparation, attachment, fixing, holdfast, bar, fixture, fixation, adherence, neutering

bonding, hitching, adhering, merging, relating, joining, binding, coupling, sticking, affixing, clinging, juxtaposing, splicing, attaching, marrying, wedding, annexing, abutting, connecting

seal, cincture, binder, go-between, knitting, anchor, fastener, middleman, pin, strap, bolt, cinch, mediator, twine, thread, cleat, suture, splice, hitch, spike, skewer, band, brace, belt, hasp, medium, tack, stay, guy, buckle, hawser, bracket, chain, rabbet, link, fuse, button, staple, nail, clamp, cotter, hook, lock, brad, vise, snap, connector, weld, string, bond, closure, mucilage, cement, clip, hinge, stitch, ligament, clinch, paste, braid, agent, knot, grapnel, zipper, tie, vinculum, rivet, glue, clasp, lace, catch, latch

hinging, strapping, pasting, basting, fusing, sewing, cementing, lashing, gluing, plaiting, suturing, lacing, tethering, stringing, braiding, staying, knotting, stitching, bracketing, welding, weaving, tacking, zipping, linking, chaining, buckling, clinching, tying

closing, blocking, shutting, latching, securing, locking, bolting, sealing, jamming, barricading, stopping

Usage examples:

• They ran to the crazy door, pushed aside its weak fastening, and found- Uncle Sylvester calmly enjoying a pipe before a blazing fire. - "Sally Dows and Other Stories", Bret Harte.
• He spread out his hood more than ever, and Rikki- tikki saw the spectacle- mark on the back of it that looks exactly like the eye part of a hook- and- eye fastening. - "The Jungle Book", Rudyard Kipling.
• Fastening sipos to it, they accordingly dragged it away. - "On the Banks of the Amazon", W.H.G. Kingston.