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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)
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"
direct troponym
/
full troponym
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"
direct troponym
/
full troponym
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)
direct hypernym
/
inherited hypernym
/
sister term
sentence frame
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)
direct hypernym
/
inherited hypernym
/
sister term
derivationally related form
W:
(n)
bight
[Related to:
bight
] (a loop in a rope)
sentence frame
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"
direct hypernym
/
inherited hypernym
/
sister term
antonym
derivationally related form
sentence frame
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"
direct hypernym
/
inherited hypernym
/
sister term
derivationally related form
sentence frame
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"
verb group
direct hypernym
/
inherited hypernym
/
sister term
sentence frame
S:
(v)
lodge
,
wedge
,
stick
,
deposit
(put, fix, force, or implant)
"lodge a bullet in the table"; "stick your thumb in the crack"
direct troponym
/
full troponym
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"
direct hypernym
/
inherited hypernym
/
sister term
derivationally related form
sentence frame
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
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
sentence frame
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)
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)
direct hypernym
/
inherited hypernym
/
sister term
derivationally related form
sentence frame
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)
direct hypernym
/
inherited hypernym
/
sister term
derivationally related form
sentence frame
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)
derivationally related form
W:
(n)
brooch
[Related to:
brooch
] (a decorative pin worn by women)
W:
(n)
clasp
[Related to:
clasp
] (a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together)
sentence frame
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)
direct hypernym
/
inherited hypernym
/
sister term
derivationally related form
sentence frame
S:
(v)
joint
(fasten with a joint)
S:
(v)
toggle
(fasten with, or as if with, a toggle)
direct hypernym
/
inherited hypernym
/
sister term
S:
(v)
attach
(cause to be attached)
S:
(v)
fixate
,
fix
(make fixed, stable or stationary)
"let's fix the picture to the frame"
S:
(v)
tether
(tie with a tether)
"tether horses"
S:
(v)
fasten
(attach to)
"They fastened various nicknames to each other"
S:
(v)
hinge
(attach with a hinge)
S:
(v)
bell
(attach a bell to)
"bell cows"
S:
(v)
ring
,
band
(attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify)
"ring birds"; "band the geese to observe their migratory patterns"
S:
(v)
couple
,
couple on
,
couple up
(link together)
"can we couple these proposals?"
S:
(v)
affix
(attach or become attached to a stem word)
"grammatical morphemes affix to the stem"
S:
(v)
bind
(make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope)
"The Chinese would bind the feet of their women"
S:
(v)
hitch
,
catch
(to hook or entangle)
"One foot caught in the stirrup"
S:
(v)
append
,
tag on
,
tack on
,
tack
,
hang on
(fix to; attach)
"append a charm to the necklace"
S:
(v)
append
,
add on
,
supplement
,
affix
(add to the very end)
"He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language"
S:
(v)
tape
(fasten or attach with tape)
"tape the shipping label to the box"
S:
(v)
glue
,
paste
(join or attach with or as if with glue)
"paste the sign on the wall"; "cut and paste the sentence in the text"
S:
(v)
pin down
,
pin up
(attach with or as if with a pin)
"pin up a picture"
S:
(v)
peg
,
peg down
(fasten or secure with a wooden pin)
"peg a tent"
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)
mount
(attach to a support)
"They mounted the aerator on a floating"
S:
(v)
affix
,
stick on
(attach to)
"affix the seal here"
S:
(v)
nail
(attach something somewhere by means of nails)
"nail the board onto the wall"
S:
(v)
hook up
(connect or link)
"hook up the houses to the gas supply line"; "Hook up the components of the new sound system"
S:
(v)
clip
(attach with a clip)
"clip the papers together"
S:
(v)
insert
,
infix
,
enter
,
introduce
(put or introduce into something)
"insert a picture into the text"
S:
(v)
yoke
(put a yoke on or join with a yoke)
"Yoke the draft horses together"
S:
(v)
harness
,
tackle
(put a harness)
"harness the horse"
S:
(v)
yoke
,
link
(link with or as with a yoke)
"yoke the oxen together"
S:
(v)
saddle
(put a saddle on)
"saddle the horses"
S:
(v)
tag
,
label
,
mark
(attach a tag or label to)
"label these bottles"
S:
(v)
limber
,
limber up
(attach the limber)
"limber a cannon"
cause
antonym
derivationally related form
sentence frame
antonym
derivationally related form
phrasal verb
sentence frame
S:
(v)
deposit
,
bank
(put into a bank account)
"She deposits her paycheck every month"
direct troponym
/
full troponym
direct hypernym
/
inherited hypernym
/
sister term
antonym
derivationally related form
sentence frame
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"