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kiinnittää — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • append verb To hang or attach to, as by a string, so that the thing is suspended.
  • arrest verb To take someone into custody under legal authority, typically on suspicion of a crime.
  • belay verb In climbing, to hold and control the rope so that a falling climber is caught safely.
  • bend verb To force something into a curved or angled shape.
  • bond noun A certificate representing a loan to a government or company, which pays interest and repays the original amount later.
  • buckle noun A clasp with a hinged pin, used to fasten a belt or strap.
  • clinch verb To settle something definitely, or make a deal or victory certain.
  • fasten verb To attach or close something securely.
  • fix verb To repair something that is broken or not working properly.
  • fixate verb To make something fixed and stable; to fix.
  • hitch noun A small problem, delay, or snag.
  • implant verb To fix something firmly and deeply in place, often figuratively.
  • impose verb To officially establish or enforce a rule, tax, or penalty.
  • moor noun A wide stretch of open, often hilly land covered in heather and rough grass, with poor, boggy soil.
  • mortgage noun A loan used to buy property, where the property itself is used as security for the debt.
  • mount noun A hill or mountain, especially used before a proper name.
  • pin noun A short, thin, pointed piece of metal used to fasten things together, such as fabric.
  • put up phrasal verb To build, erect or fix something in a raised position so that it can be seen or used.
  • saddle noun A leather seat fitted to the back of a horse or other animal for a rider.
  • secure adj Protected from danger, harm, or loss.
  • seize verb To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture.
  • stick noun A thin piece of wood, especially a fallen branch or twig.

Senses

kiinnittää is used for these senses in English:

  • append (transitive) To hang or attach to, as by a string, so that the thing is suspended
  • arrest (transitive) To catch the attention of. [from 19th c.]
  • belay (ambitransitive, nautical) To make (a rope) fast by turning it around a fastening point such as a cleat.
  • bend (transitive, nautical) To tie, as in securing a line to a cleat; to shackle a chain to an anchor; make fast.
  • bond (transitive) To connect, secure or tie with a bond; to bind.
  • buckle To fasten (something) using a buckle (noun sense 1); hence (obsolete) , to fasten (something) in any way.
  • clinch To fasten securely or permanently.
  • fasten (ambitransitive) To attach or connect in a secure manner.

append — full definition

  1. verb To hang or attach to, as by a string, so that the thing is suspended.
  2. verb To add, as an accessory to the principal thing; to annex.
  3. verb To write more data to the end of a pre-existing file, string, or other object.

arrest — full definition

  1. verb To take someone into custody under legal authority, typically on suspicion of a crime.
  2. verb To stop or slow down a process or movement.
  3. noun The act of taking someone into legal custody.

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