fasten down

Definitions

1. 1

   To secure something so that it will not be moved away.

   • Everybody had to lash and fasten down anything that might get blown away or cause damage.
   • Pull up the left-hand corner in the same way, and fasten down with a tingle. Next pull up the right-hand corner, and again fasten down with a tingle.
2. 2

   To force a firm answer (from someone)

   To force a firm answer (from someone); to pin down.

   • For this reason, it is often difficult to fasten down a story-teller to his premises, and then to confront him with his aberrations.
   • On this point of fidelity to nature the community was divided, some holding with Grimmitt that a white wolf had blue eyes, although none could be fastened down to the declaration that he ever had met one;

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