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festmachen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dog noun A domesticated mammal (Canis familiaris) kept as a pet or working animal, closely related to wolves.
  • fasten verb To attach or close something securely.
  • fixate verb To make something fixed and stable; to fix.
  • hitch noun A small problem, delay, or snag.
  • moor noun A wide stretch of open, often hilly land covered in heather and rough grass, with poor, boggy soil.
  • tether noun A rope or chain that keeps an animal or object within a limited range while still allowing some movement.

Senses

festmachen is used for these senses in English:

  • dog (transitive, nautical) To fasten a hatch securely.
  • fasten (ambitransitive) To attach or connect in a secure manner.
  • fixate (transitive) To make something fixed and stable; to fix.
  • hitch (intransitive) To become entangled or caught; to be linked or yoked; to unite; to cling.
  • moor (transitive, nautical) To fix or secure (e.g. a vessel) in a particular place by casting anchor, or by fastening with ropes, cables or chains or the like.
  • moor (transitive) To secure or fix firmly.
  • tether (transitive) To restrict with, or as if with, a tether.
  • turn up (transitive, nautical) To belay or make fast (a line on a cleat or pin).

dog — full definition

  1. noun A domesticated mammal (Canis familiaris) kept as a pet or working animal, closely related to wolves.
  2. noun Informal: an unpleasant, cowardly, or morally low person, or (dated/offensive) an unattractive woman.
  3. noun A mechanical clamp, catch, or gripping device used to hold or fasten something.

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