kiinnittää — meaning in English
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English meaning
- append verb (archaic) To hang something from a string or similar so that it dangles.
- 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 firm and settled in place.
- 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 grab hold of something on purpose, often quickly or firmly.
- 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
- verb (archaic) To hang something from a string or similar so that it dangles.
- verb To add something extra onto the main item.
- verb (computing) To add extra information onto the end of an existing file, string, or similar.
arrest — full definition
- verb To take someone into custody under legal authority, typically on suspicion of a crime.
- verb To stop or slow down a process or movement.
- noun The act of taking someone into legal custody.
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