Definition: make tight or tighter
Usage: Tighten the wire
Similar words: alter, change, modify
Definition: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Usage: The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city; The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue
Synonyms: fasten
Definition: attach to
Usage: They fastened various nicknames to each other
Similar words: attach
Definition: cause to be attached
Definition: cause to be firmly attached
Usage: fasten the lock onto the door; she fixed her gaze on the man
Similar words: attach
Definition: cause to be attached
Synonyms: fasten
Definition: become fixed or fastened
Usage: This dress fastens in the back
Similar words: attach
Definition: become attached
Usage: The spider's thread attached to the window sill