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Noun

S: (n) deposit, sedimentation, alluviation (the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating)
S: (n) sediment, deposit (matter that has been deposited by some natural process)
S: (n) deposition, deposit (the natural process of laying down a deposit of something)
S: (n) deposit, bank deposit (money deposited in a bank or some similar institution)
S: (n) down payment, deposit (a partial payment made at the time of purchase; the balance to be paid later)

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direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term

S: (n) deposit (money given as security for an article acquired for temporary use) "his deposit was refunded when he returned the car"
S: (n) deposit (a payment given as a guarantee that an obligation will be met)
S: (n) depository, deposit, depositary, repository (a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping)
S: (n) deposit, deposition (the act of putting something somewhere)

Verb

S: (v) lodge, wedge, stick, deposit (put, fix, force, or implant) "lodge a bullet in the table"; "stick your thumb in the crack"

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S: (v) fasten, fix, secure (cause to be firmly attached) "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"

S: (v) strap (secure (a sprained joint) with a strap)
S: (v) tie, bind (fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord) "They tied their victim to the chair"
S: (v) rig (connect or secure to) "They rigged the bomb to the ignition"
S: (v) bitt (secure with a bitt) "bitt the ship line"

direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
derivationally related form

W: (n) bitt [Related to: bitt] (a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines)) "the road was closed to vehicular traffic with bollards"

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S: (v) latch (fasten with a latch) "latch the door"
S: (v) garter (fasten with or as if with a garter)
S: (v) chain (fasten or secure with chains) "Chain the chairs together"
S: (v) cable (fasten with a cable) "cable trees"
S: (v) picket (fasten with a picket) "picket the goat"
S: (v) rope up (attach to one another, for safety) "The mountaineers roped up when they started the final ascent"
S: (v) cinch, girth (tie a cinch around) "cinch horses"
S: (v) bind, bandage (wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose)
S: (v) cramp (secure with a cramp) "cramp the wood"
S: (v) cleat (secure on a cleat) "cleat a line"
S: (v) anchor, cast anchor, drop anchor (secure a vessel with an anchor) "We anchored at Baltimore"
S: (v) anchor, ground (fix firmly and stably) "anchor the lamppost in concrete"

direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term

S: (v) fasten, fix, secure (cause to be firmly attached) "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"

S: (v) strap (secure (a sprained joint) with a strap)
S: (v) tie, bind (fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord) "They tied their victim to the chair"
S: (v) rig (connect or secure to) "They rigged the bomb to the ignition"
S: (v) bitt (secure with a bitt) "bitt the ship line"
S: (v) latch (fasten with a latch) "latch the door"
S: (v) garter (fasten with or as if with a garter)
S: (v) chain (fasten or secure with chains) "Chain the chairs together"
S: (v) cable (fasten with a cable) "cable trees"
S: (v) picket (fasten with a picket) "picket the goat"
S: (v) rope up (attach to one another, for safety) "The mountaineers roped up when they started the final ascent"
S: (v) cinch, girth (tie a cinch around) "cinch horses"
S: (v) bind, bandage (wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose)
S: (v) cramp (secure with a cramp) "cramp the wood"
S: (v) cleat (secure on a cleat) "cleat a line"
S: (v) anchor, cast anchor, drop anchor (secure a vessel with an anchor) "We anchored at Baltimore"
S: (v) anchor, ground (fix firmly and stably) "anchor the lamppost in concrete"
S: (v) moor (secure with cables or ropes) "moor the boat"
S: (v) moor, berth, tie up (secure in or as if in a berth or dock) "tie up the boat"
S: (v) spike (secure with spikes)
S: (v) sew, run up, sew together, stitch (fasten by sewing; do needlework)
S: (v) crank (fasten with a crank)
S: (v) noose (secure with a noose)
S: (v) chock (secure with chocks)
S: (v) brad (fasten with brads)
S: (v) bight (fasten with a bight)
S: (v) belay (fasten a boat to a bitt, pin, or cleat)
S: (v) belay (turn a rope round an object or person in order to secure it or him)
S: (v) bar (secure with, or as if with, bars) "He barred the door"
S: (v) clamp (fasten or fix with a clamp) "clamp the chair together until the glue has hardened"
S: (v) velcro (fasten with Velcro) "velcro the belt"
S: (v) stay (fasten with stays)
S: (v) clinch (flatten the ends (of nails and rivets)) "the nails were clinched"
S: (v) clinch (secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts) "The girder was clinched into the wall"
S: (v) lock (fasten with a lock) "lock the bike to the fence"
S: (v) lock up (secure by locking) "lock up the house before you go on vacation"
S: (v) hasp (secure or lock with a hasp)
S: (v) zip up, zipper, zip (close with a zipper) "Zip up your jacket--it's cold"
S: (v) tack (fasten with tacks) "tack the notice on the board"
S: (v) string (string together; tie or fasten with a string) "string the package"
S: (v) hook (fasten with a hook)
S: (v) belt (fasten with a belt) "belt your trousers"
S: (v) cement (bind or join with or as if with cement)
S: (v) grout (bind with grout) "grout the bathtub"
S: (v) staple (secure or fasten with a staple or staples) "staple the papers together"
S: (v) rivet (fasten with a rivet or rivets)
S: (v) button (fasten with buttons) "button the dress"
S: (v) pin (attach or fasten with pins) "pin the needle to the shirt"
S: (v) hang, hang up (cause to be hanging or suspended) "Hang that picture on the wall"
S: (v) hang (place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction) "hang a door"
S: (v) lodge, wedge, stick, deposit (put, fix, force, or implant) "lodge a bullet in the table"; "stick your thumb in the crack"

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direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
antonym
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phrasal verb
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S: (v) entrench, intrench (fix firmly or securely)
S: (v) buckle, clasp (fasten with a buckle or buckles)
S: (v) brooch, clasp (fasten with or as if with a brooch)
S: (v) stake (tie or fasten to a stake) "stake your goat"
S: (v) wire (fasten with wire) "The columns were wired to the beams for support"
S: (v) coapt (fit tightly and fasten)
S: (v) joggle (fasten or join with a joggle)
S: (v) joint (fasten with a joint)
S: (v) toggle (fasten with, or as if with, a toggle)

derivationally related form
sentence frame

S: (v) moor (secure with cables or ropes) "moor the boat"
S: (v) moor, berth, tie up (secure in or as if in a berth or dock) "tie up the boat"
S: (v) spike (secure with spikes)
S: (v) sew, run up, sew together, stitch (fasten by sewing; do needlework)
S: (v) crank (fasten with a crank)
S: (v) noose (secure with a noose)
S: (v) chock (secure with chocks)
S: (v) brad (fasten with brads)
S: (v) bight (fasten with a bight)
S: (v) belay (fasten a boat to a bitt, pin, or cleat)
S: (v) belay (turn a rope round an object or person in order to secure it or him)
S: (v) bar (secure with, or as if with, bars) "He barred the door"
S: (v) clamp (fasten or fix with a clamp) "clamp the chair together until the glue has hardened"
S: (v) velcro (fasten with Velcro) "velcro the belt"
S: (v) stay (fasten with stays)
S: (v) clinch (flatten the ends (of nails and rivets)) "the nails were clinched"
S: (v) clinch (secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts) "The girder was clinched into the wall"
S: (v) lock (fasten with a lock) "lock the bike to the fence"
S: (v) lock up (secure by locking) "lock up the house before you go on vacation"
S: (v) hasp (secure or lock with a hasp)
S: (v) zip up, zipper, zip (close with a zipper) "Zip up your jacket--it's cold"
S: (v) tack (fasten with tacks) "tack the notice on the board"
S: (v) string (string together; tie or fasten with a string) "string the package"
S: (v) hook (fasten with a hook)
S: (v) belt (fasten with a belt) "belt your trousers"
S: (v) cement (bind or join with or as if with cement)
S: (v) grout (bind with grout) "grout the bathtub"
S: (v) staple (secure or fasten with a staple or staples) "staple the papers together"
S: (v) rivet (fasten with a rivet or rivets)
S: (v) button (fasten with buttons) "button the dress"
S: (v) pin (attach or fasten with pins) "pin the needle to the shirt"
S: (v) hang, hang up (cause to be hanging or suspended) "Hang that picture on the wall"
S: (v) hang (place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction) "hang a door"
S: (v) lodge, wedge, stick, deposit (put, fix, force, or implant) "lodge a bullet in the table"; "stick your thumb in the crack"
S: (v) entrench, intrench (fix firmly or securely)
S: (v) buckle, clasp (fasten with a buckle or buckles)
S: (v) brooch, clasp (fasten with or as if with a brooch)
S: (v) stake (tie or fasten to a stake) "stake your goat"
S: (v) wire (fasten with wire) "The columns were wired to the beams for support"
S: (v) coapt (fit tightly and fasten)
S: (v) joggle (fasten or join with a joggle)
S: (v) joint (fasten with a joint)
S: (v) toggle (fasten with, or as if with, a toggle)

antonym

W: (v) dislodge [Opposed to: lodge] (remove or force out from a position) "The dentist dislodged the piece of food that had been stuck under my gums"; "He finally could free the legs of the earthquake victim who was buried in the rubble"

derivationally related form

W: (n) lodgement [Related to: lodge] (the state or quality of being lodged or fixed even temporarily) "the lodgment of the balloon in the tree"
W: (n) lodging [Related to: lodge] (the state or quality of being lodged or fixed even temporarily) "the lodgment of the balloon in the tree"

phrasal verb
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S: (v) deposit, bank (put into a bank account) "She deposits her paycheck every month"
S: (v) situate, fix, posit, deposit (put (something somewhere) firmly) "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot"