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Noun

S: (n) glue (glue%1:27:00::), gum (gum%1:27:01::), mucilage (mucilage%1:27:01::) (cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive)

direct hyponym / full hyponym
direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
derivationally related form

Verb

S: (v) glue (glue%2:35:00::), paste (paste%2:35:01::) (join or attach with or as if with glue) "paste the sign on the wall"; "cut and paste the sentence in the text"

direct troponym / full troponym
direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term

S: (v) attach (attach%2:35:01::) (cause to be attached)

direct troponym / full troponym

S: (v) fixate (fixate%2:30:01::), fix (fix%2:30:00::) (make fixed, stable or stationary) "let's fix the picture to the frame"
S: (v) tether (tether%2:35:00::) (tie with a tether) "tether horses"
S: (v) fasten (fasten%2:35:03::) (attach to) "They fastened various nicknames to each other"
S: (v) hinge (hinge%2:35:00::) (attach with a hinge)
S: (v) bell (bell%2:35:00::) (attach a bell to) "bell cows"
S: (v) ring (ring%2:35:00::), band (band%2:35:10::) (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%2:35:01::), couple on (couple_on%2:35:00::), couple up (couple_up%2:35:00::) (link together) "can we couple these proposals?"
S: (v) affix (affix%2:35:02::) (attach or become attached to a stem word) "grammatical morphemes affix to the stem"

S: (v) prefix (prefix%2:35:00::) (attach a prefix to) "prefixed words"
S: (v) suffix (suffix%2:35:00::) (attach a suffix to) "suffix words"
S: (v) infix (infix%2:35:00::) (attach a morpheme into a stem word)

S: (v) bind (bind%2:35:00::) (make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope) "The Chinese would bind the feet of their women"

S: (v) swaddle (swaddle%2:35:00::), swathe (swathe%2:35:00::) (wrap in swaddling clothes) "swaddled the infant"
S: (v) gird (gird%2:35:00::), encircle (encircle%2:35:00::) (bind with something round or circular)

S: (v) hoop (hoop%2:35:00::) (bind or fasten with a hoop) "hoop vats"

S: (v) cement (cement%2:35:01::) (make fast as if with cement) "We cemented our friendship"

S: (v) hitch (hitch%2:35:00::), catch (catch%2:35:06::) (to hook or entangle) "One foot caught in the stirrup"

S: (v) snag (snag%2:35:00::) (catch on a snag) "I snagged my stocking"

S: (v) append (append%2:35:00::), tag on (tag_on%2:35:00::), tack on (tack_on%2:35:00::), tack (tack%2:35:06::), hang on (hang_on%2:35:00::) (fix to; attach) "append a charm to the necklace"

S: (v) subjoin (subjoin%2:35:00::) (add to the end)

S: (v) append (append%2:35:01::), add on (add_on%2:35:00::), supplement (supplement%2:35:00::), affix (affix%2:35:01::) (add to the very end) "He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language"

S: (v) annex (annex%2:35:00::) (attach to)

S: (v) tape (tape%2:35:00::) (fasten or attach with tape) "tape the shipping label to the box"

S: (v) XXXXXXXXXXX (xxxxxxxxxxx%2:35:00::), sellotape (sellotape%2:35:00::) (fasten or attach with sellotape) "The hotel manager scotch taped a note to the guest's door"

S: (v) glue (glue%2:35:00::), paste (paste%2:35:01::) (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) epoxy (epoxy%2:35:00::) (glue with epoxy) "epoxy the shards"

S: (v) pin down (pin_down%2:35:00::), pin up (pin_up%2:35:00::) (attach with or as if with a pin) "pin up a picture"
S: (v) peg (peg%2:35:00::), peg down (peg_down%2:35:00::) (fasten or secure with a wooden pin) "peg a tent"
S: (v) fasten (fasten%2:35:01::), fix (fix%2:35:00::), secure (secure%2:35:01::) (cause to be firmly attached) "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"

S: (v) strap (strap%2:29:00::) (secure (a sprained joint) with a strap)
S: (v) tie (tie%2:35:00::), bind (bind%2:35:01::) (fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord) "They tied their victim to the chair"

S: (v) gag (gag%2:35:07::), muzzle (muzzle%2:35:03::) (tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them) "The burglars gagged the home owner and tied him to a chair"
S: (v) retie (retie%2:35:00::) (tie again or anew) "retie the string and make it strong enough now"
S: (v) tie up (tie_up%2:35:01::), bind off (bind_off%2:35:00::) (finish the last row)
S: (v) loop (loop%2:35:01::) (fasten or join with a loop) "He looped the watch through his belt"
S: (v) cord (cord%2:35:01::) (bind or tie with a cord)
S: (v) lash together (lash_together%2:35:00::) (bind together with a cord or rope) "Lash together these barrels!"
S: (v) truss (truss%2:35:01::) (tie the wings and legs of a bird before cooking it)
S: (v) rope (rope%2:35:00::), leash (leash%2:35:00::) (fasten with a rope) "rope the bag securely"
S: (v) strap (strap%2:35:00::) (tie with a strap)

S: (v) hopple (hopple%2:35:00::), hobble (hobble%2:35:00::) (strap the foreleg and hind leg together on each side (of a horse) in order to keep the legs on the same side moving in unison) "hobble race horses"

S: (v) knot (knot%2:35:00::) (tie or fasten into a knot) "knot the shoelaces"
S: (v) lash (lash%2:35:02::) (bind with a rope, chain, or cord) "lash the horse"

S: (v) frap (frap%2:35:00::) (make secure by lashing) "frap a sail"

S: (v) band (band%2:35:00::) (bind or tie together, as with a band)
S: (v) lace (lace%2:35:00::), lace up (lace_up%2:35:00::) (draw through eyes or holes) "lace the shoelaces"

S: (v) relace (relace%2:35:00::) (lace again) "She relaced her boots"

S: (v) rig (rig%2:35:00::) (connect or secure to) "They rigged the bomb to the ignition"
S: (v) bitt (bitt%2:35:00::) (secure with a bitt) "bitt the ship line"
S: (v) latch (latch%2:35:00::) (fasten with a latch) "latch the door"
S: (v) garter (garter%2:35:00::) (fasten with or as if with a garter)
S: (v) chain (chain%2:35:00::) (fasten or secure with chains) "Chain the chairs together"
S: (v) cable (cable%2:35:00::) (fasten with a cable) "cable trees"
S: (v) picket (picket%2:35:00::) (fasten with a picket) "picket the goat"
S: (v) rope up (rope_up%2:35:00::) (attach to one another, for safety) "The mountaineers roped up when they started the final ascent"
S: (v) cinch (cinch%2:35:00::), girth (girth%2:35:00::) (tie a cinch around) "cinch horses"
S: (v) bind (bind%2:35:08::), bandage (bandage%2:35:03::) (wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose)
S: (v) cramp (cramp%2:35:00::) (secure with a cramp) "cramp the wood"
S: (v) cleat (cleat%2:35:00::) (secure on a cleat) "cleat a line"
S: (v) anchor (anchor%2:35:00::), cast anchor (cast_anchor%2:35:00::), drop anchor (drop_anchor%2:35:00::) (secure a vessel with an anchor) "We anchored at Baltimore"
S: (v) anchor (anchor%2:35:01::), ground (ground%2:35:08::) (fix firmly and stably) "anchor the lamppost in concrete"
S: (v) moor (moor%2:35:00::) (secure with cables or ropes) "moor the boat"
S: (v) moor (moor%2:35:01::), berth (berth%2:35:00::), tie up (tie_up%2:35:05::) (secure in or as if in a berth or dock) "tie up the boat"

S: (v) wharf (wharf%2:35:00::) (moor at a wharf) "The ship was wharfed"

S: (v) spike (spike%2:35:01::) (secure with spikes)
S: (v) sew (sew%2:35:00::), run up (run_up%2:35:01::), sew together (sew_together%2:35:00::), stitch (stitch%2:35:00::) (fasten by sewing; do needlework)

S: (v) hem (hem%2:35:00::) (fold over and sew together to provide with a hem) "hem my skirt"
S: (v) resew (resew%2:35:00::) (sew again) "The cuff of the coat had been resewn"
S: (v) overcast (overcast%2:35:00::) (sew with an overcast stitch from one section to the next) "overcast books"
S: (v) overcast (overcast%2:35:01::) (sew over the edge of with long slanting wide stitches)

S: (v) oversew (oversew%2:35:00::) (sew (two edges) with close stitches that pass over them both)

S: (v) backstitch (backstitch%2:35:00::) (do backstitches)
S: (v) gather (gather%2:35:03::), pucker (pucker%2:35:01::), tuck (tuck%2:35:03::) (draw together into folds or puckers)
S: (v) finedraw (finedraw%2:35:00::) (sew together very finely)
S: (v) fell (fell%2:35:02::) (sew a seam by folding the edges)
S: (v) baste (baste%2:35:00::), tack (tack%2:35:05::) (sew together loosely, with large stitches) "baste a hem"
S: (v) hemstitch (hemstitch%2:35:00::) (sew with hemstitches) "hemstitch a sleeve"
S: (v) tick (tick%2:35:00::), retick (retick%2:35:00::) (sew) "tick a mattress"
S: (v) cast on (cast_on%2:36:00::) (make the first row of stitches when knitting)
S: (v) cast off (cast_off%2:36:00::) (make the last row of stitches when knitting)

S: (v) crank (crank%2:35:02::) (fasten with a crank)
S: (v) noose (noose%2:35:00::) (secure with a noose)
S: (v) chock (chock%2:35:01::) (secure with chocks)
S: (v) brad (brad%2:35:00::) (fasten with brads)
S: (v) bight (bight%2:35:00::) (fasten with a bight)
S: (v) belay (belay%2:35:00::) (fasten a boat to a bitt, pin, or cleat)
S: (v) belay (belay%2:35:01::) (turn a rope round an object or person in order to secure it or him)
S: (v) bar (bar%2:35:01::) (secure with, or as if with, bars) "He barred the door"
S: (v) clamp (clamp%2:35:00::) (fasten or fix with a clamp) "clamp the chair together until the glue has hardened"
S: (v) velcro (velcro%2:35:00::) (fasten with Velcro) "velcro the belt"
S: (v) stay (stay%2:35:00::) (fasten with stays)
S: (v) clinch (clinch%2:35:00::) (flatten the ends (of nails and rivets)) "the nails were clinched"
S: (v) clinch (clinch%2:35:01::) (secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts) "The girder was clinched into the wall"
S: (v) lock (lock%2:35:00::) (fasten with a lock) "lock the bike to the fence"

S: (v) padlock (padlock%2:35:00::) (fasten with a padlock)
S: (v) bolt (bolt%2:35:00::) (secure or lock with a bolt) "bolt the door"

S: (v) lock up (lock_up%2:35:01::) (secure by locking) "lock up the house before you go on vacation"
S: (v) hasp (hasp%2:35:00::) (secure or lock with a hasp)
S: (v) zip up (zip_up%2:35:00::), zipper (zipper%2:35:00::), zip (zip%2:35:00::) (close with a zipper) "Zip up your jacket--it's cold"
S: (v) tack (tack%2:35:00::) (fasten with tacks) "tack the notice on the board"

S: (v) thumbtack (thumbtack%2:35:00::) (fasten with thumbtacks) "The teacher thumbtacked the notice on the bulletin board"

S: (v) string (string%2:35:04::) (string together; tie or fasten with a string) "string the package"
S: (v) hook (hook%2:35:00::) (fasten with a hook)
S: (v) belt (belt%2:35:01::) (fasten with a belt) "belt your trousers"
S: (v) cement (cement%2:35:00::) (bind or join with or as if with cement)
S: (v) grout (grout%2:35:00::) (bind with grout) "grout the bathtub"
S: (v) staple (staple%2:35:00::) (secure or fasten with a staple or staples) "staple the papers together"
S: (v) rivet (rivet%2:35:00::) (fasten with a rivet or rivets)
S: (v) button (button%2:35:00::) (fasten with buttons) "button the dress"
S: (v) pin (pin%2:35:01::) (attach or fasten with pins) "pin the needle to the shirt"

S: (v) pin on (pin_on%2:32:00::) (ascribe blame or guilt for something to (someone)) "pin the blame on the innocent man"

S: (v) hang (hang%2:35:00::), hang up (hang_up%2:35:01::) (cause to be hanging or suspended) "Hang that picture on the wall"

S: (v) suspend (suspend%2:35:00::) (hang freely) "The secret police suspended their victims from the ceiling and beat them"

S: (v) dangle (dangle%2:35:00::) (cause to dangle or hang freely) "He dangled the ornaments from the Christmas tree"

S: (v) sling (sling%2:38:02::) (hang loosely or freely; let swing)

S: (v) hang (hang%2:35:04::) (place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction) "hang a door"
S: (v) lodge (lodge%2:35:00::), wedge (wedge%2:35:01::), stick (stick%2:35:02::), deposit (deposit%2:35:00::) (put, fix, force, or implant) "lodge a bullet in the table"; "stick your thumb in the crack"

S: (v) redeposit (redeposit%2:35:00::) (deposit anew) "The water had redeposited minerals on the rocks"

S: (v) entrench (entrench%2:35:00::), intrench (intrench%2:35:00::) (fix firmly or securely)
S: (v) buckle (buckle%2:35:00::), clasp (clasp%2:35:02::) (fasten with a buckle or buckles)
S: (v) brooch (brooch%2:35:00::), clasp (clasp%2:35:03::) (fasten with or as if with a brooch)
S: (v) stake (stake%2:35:01::) (tie or fasten to a stake) "stake your goat"
S: (v) wire (wire%2:35:00::) (fasten with wire) "The columns were wired to the beams for support"
S: (v) coapt (coapt%2:35:00::) (fit tightly and fasten)
S: (v) joggle (joggle%2:35:00::) (fasten or join with a joggle)
S: (v) joint (joint%2:35:00::) (fasten with a joint)
S: (v) toggle (toggle%2:35:00::) (fasten with, or as if with, a toggle)

S: (v) mount (mount%2:35:00::) (attach to a support) "They mounted the aerator on a floating"

S: (v) remount (remount%2:35:00::) (mount again, as after disassembling something)

S: (v) affix (affix%2:35:00::), stick on (stick_on%2:35:00::) (attach to) "affix the seal here"

S: (v) stamp (stamp%2:35:02::) (affix a stamp to) "Are the letters properly stamped?"

S: (v) meter (meter%2:35:00::) (stamp with a meter indicating the postage) "meter the mail"

S: (v) seal (seal%2:35:01::) (affix a seal to) "seal the letter"
S: (v) post (post%2:35:02::) (affix in a public place or for public notice) "post a warning"

S: (v) placard (placard%2:35:01::) (post in a public place)

S: (v) plaster (plaster%2:35:10::) (affix conspicuously) "She plastered warnings all over the wall"

S: (v) nail (nail%2:35:00::) (attach something somewhere by means of nails) "nail the board onto the wall"
S: (v) hook up (hook_up%2:35:00::) (connect or link) "hook up the houses to the gas supply line"; "Hook up the components of the new sound system"
S: (v) clip (clip%2:35:01::) (attach with a clip) "clip the papers together"
S: (v) insert (insert%2:35:00::), infix (infix%2:35:01::), enter (enter%2:35:03::), introduce (introduce%2:35:00::) (put or introduce into something) "insert a picture into the text"

S: (v) plug in (plug_in%2:35:00::), plug into (plug_into%2:35:00::), connect (connect%2:35:03::) (plug into an outlet) "Please plug in the toaster!"; "Connect the TV so we can watch the football game tonight"
S: (v) penetrate (penetrate%2:35:04::) (insert the penis into the vagina or anus of) "Did the molester penetrate the child?"
S: (v) cannulate (cannulate%2:35:00::), cannulize (cannulize%2:35:00::), cannulise (cannulise%2:35:00::), intubate (intubate%2:35:00::), canulate (canulate%2:35:00::) (introduce a cannula or tube into) "Cannulate the blood vessel in the neck"
S: (v) input (input%2:35:00::) (enter (data or a program) into a computer)
S: (v) instill (instill%2:35:01::), instil (instil%2:35:01::) (enter drop by drop) "instill medication into my eye"
S: (v) implant (implant%2:35:00::), engraft (engraft%2:35:00::), embed (embed%2:35:00::), imbed (imbed%2:35:00::), plant (plant%2:35:01::) (fix or set securely or deeply) "He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum"

S: (v) pot (pot%2:35:00::) (plant in a pot) "He potted the palm"

S: (v) repot (repot%2:35:00::) (put in a new, usually larger, pot) "The plant had grown and had to be repotted"

S: (v) nest (nest%2:35:00::) (fit together or fit inside) "nested bowls"
S: (v) bury (bury%2:35:01::), sink (sink%2:35:00::) (embed deeply) "She sank her fingers into the soft sand"; "He buried his head in her lap"

S: (v) set (set%2:35:05::), countersink (countersink%2:35:00::) (insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink))

S: (v) sandwich (sandwich%2:35:00::) (insert or squeeze tightly between two people or objects) "She was sandwiched in her airplane seat between two fat men"
S: (v) transplant (transplant%2:35:00::), graft (graft%2:35:01::) (place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient)

S: (v) yoke (yoke%2:35:00::) (put a yoke on or join with a yoke) "Yoke the draft horses together"

S: (v) inspan (inspan%2:35:00::) (attach a yoke or harness to) "inspan the draft animals"

S: (v) harness (harness%2:35:00::), tackle (tackle%2:35:05::) (put a harness) "harness the horse"

S: (v) inspan (inspan%2:35:00::) (attach a yoke or harness to) "inspan the draft animals"

S: (v) yoke (yoke%2:35:01::), link (link%2:35:02::) (link with or as with a yoke) "yoke the oxen together"
S: (v) saddle (saddle%2:35:01::) (put a saddle on) "saddle the horses"
S: (v) tag (tag%2:35:00::), label (label%2:35:00::), mark (mark%2:35:09::) (attach a tag or label to) "label these bottles"

S: (v) brand (brand%2:35:00::), trademark (trademark%2:35:00::), brandmark (brandmark%2:35:00::) (mark with a brand or trademark) "when this product is not branded it sells for a lower price"
S: (v) point (point%2:35:12::) (mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes)
S: (v) point (point%2:35:11::) (mark with diacritics) "point the letter"
S: (v) point (point%2:35:13::) (mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics)
S: (v) calibrate (calibrate%2:35:02::) (mark (the scale of a measuring instrument) so that it can be read in the desired units) "he calibrated the thermometer for the Celsius scale"
S: (v) code (code%2:35:00::) (attach a code to) "Code the pieces with numbers so that you can identify them later"
S: (v) badge (badge%2:35:00::) (put a badge on) "The workers here must be badged"

S: (v) limber (limber%2:35:00::), limber up (limber_up%2:35:00::) (attach the limber) "limber a cannon"

direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
cause
antonym
derivationally related form
sentence frame

derivationally related form
sentence frame

S: (v) glue (glue%2:30:00::) (be fixed as if by glue) "His eyes were glued on her"

direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
derivationally related form
sentence frame