fasten

verb

Etymology: From Middle English fastenen, from Old English fæstnian, from Proto-West Germanic *fastinōn (“to secure, fasten”). Equivalent to fast + -en.

1. To attach or connect in a secure manner.

   “The sailor fastened the boat to the dock with a half-hitch.”

   “Fasten your seat belts!”

2. To cause to take close effect; to make to tell; to land.

   “to fasten a blow”

   “if I can fasten but one cup upon him”