fastened (verb)
81secure — se|cure1 [ sı kjur ] verb transitive FORMAL *** 1. ) to get or achieve something important: He secured widespread support among the party s senior members. secure someone s release (=make it possible for someone such as a prisoner to have their… …
82brace — [[t]bre͟ɪs[/t]] braces, bracing, braced (The plural form for meaning 5 is brace.) 1) VERB If you brace yourself for something unpleasant or difficult, you prepare yourself for it. [V pron refl for n] He braced himself for the icy plunge into the… …
83lock — lock1 noun 1》 a mechanism for keeping a door, lid, or container fastened, typically operated by a key. ↘a similar device used to prevent the operation of a vehicle or other machine. 2》 a short section of a canal or river with gates and… …
84off — 1 adverb, adjective (not before noun) 1 away or from where something is: Travis got into his car and drove off. | Suddenly they turned off and parked in a side road. | be off (=to leave): We re off now. Thanks for the meal! | be off to (=to go to …
85open — 1 adjective NOT CLOSED 1 DOOR/CONTAINER not closed, so that you can go through, take things out, or put things in: an open window | I guess I did leave the door open. | I can t get this milk open. | wide open (=completely open): The door was wide …
86pocket — 1 noun (C) 1 IN CLOTHES a small bag sewn onto or into a coat, trousers etc so that you can put things such as money or keys into it: Joseph always stands with his hands in his pockets. | coat/trouser/jacket etc pocket: The keys are in my coat… …
87tie — 1 /taI/ verb 1 STRING/ROPE a) (T) to fasten one thing to another with a piece of string, rope etc: tie sth to/behind/onto etc: Tie this label onto your suitcase. | tie sb to sth: They tied him to a lamp post and beat him up. | tie sb s hands/feet …
88fasten up — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms fasten up : present tense I/you/we/they fasten up he/she/it fastens up present participle fastening up past tense fastened up past participle fastened up same as fasten 1) It s getting cold out, so fasten up… …
89rein — I UK [reɪn] / US noun [countable] Word forms rein : singular rein plural reins 1) a) [usually plural] a long narrow piece of leather fastened to a horse s head that the rider uses to control the horse b) British a set of bands fastened around a… …
90secure — I UK [sɪˈkjʊə(r)] / US [sɪˈkjʊr] verb [transitive] Word forms secure : present tense I/you/we/they secure he/she/it secures present participle securing past tense secured past participle secured formal *** 1) to get or achieve something important …
