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fastening

noun as in catch

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The Irish government has always promised full cooperation with what is a UK statutory public inquiry and they would see this memorandum of understanding as copper fastening that.

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When she started fastening his bow tie, she says she noticed his trousers were "partially lowered".

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Soon, the railings of the bridge were so crammed that new locks could only be attached by fastening them to the existing ones.

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Kondo brought garments to life, like kites in the sky with voluminous silhouettes created by fastening and unfastening buttons.

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Louise was fastening her skirt at the waist, though she has no waist.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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