1. Firmly closed or secured
   "found the gate fastened"; "a fastened seatbelt"
    
2. Fastened with strings or cords
   "a neatly fastened bundle";
   - tied
    
3. Furnished or closed with buttons or something buttonlike
   "He wore a crisp, fastened shirt to the interview";
   - buttoned

1. Cause to be firmly attached
   "fasten the lock onto the door";
   - fix, secure
    
2. Attach to
   "They fastened various nicknames to each other"
    
3. Make tight or tighter
   "fasten the wire";
   - tighten
    
4. Become fixed or fastened
   "This dress fastens in the back"

See also: botonée, botonnée, button-down, knotted, pegged-down

Type of: alter, attach, change, modify

Antonym: unfasten, unfastened

Encyclopedia: Fasten