#holdfast__fastener__fastening  restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
  supertype:  restraint.device__constraint  a device that stops something from moving; "the car did not have proper restraints fitted"
  subtype:  bellyband  a strap around the belly of a draft animal holding the shafts of a wagon
  subtype:  buckle  fastener that fastens together two ends of a belt or strap; often has loose prong
     subtype:  belt_buckle  the buckle used to fasten a belt
  subtype:  button  a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
     subtype:  coat_button  a button on a coat
     subtype:  shirt_button__shirtbutton  a button on a shirt
  subtype:  carabiner__karabiner__snap_ring  an oblong metal ring with a spring clip; used in mountaineering to attach a rope to a piton or to connect two ropes
  subtype:  catch.holdfast  a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window
     subtype:  hasp  a fastener for a door or lid; a hinged metal strap fits over a staple and is locked with a pin or padlock
     subtype:  hood_latch  a catch that holds the hood of a car shut
     subtype:  hook.catch  a catch for locking a door
     subtype:  latch  catch for fastening a door or gate; a bar that can be lowered or slid into a groove
  subtype:  clasp  a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together
  subtype:  cleat.holdfast  a fastener (usually with two projecting horns) around which a rope can be secured
  subtype:  clip.holdfast  any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles together
     subtype:  bulldog_clip__bulldogclip__alligator_clip__alligatorclip  a clip with a spring that closes the metal jaws
     subtype:  hair_slide  (British) a decorative hinged clip that girls and women put in their hair to hold it in place
     subtype:  paperclip__gem_clip__gemclip  a wire or plastic clip for holding sheets of paper together
  subtype:  clothespin__clothes_pin__clothespin__clothes_peg__clothespeg  wood or plastic fastener; for holding clothes on a clothesline
  subtype:  corrugated_fastener__wiggle_nail  a small strip of corrugated steel with sharp points on one side; hammered across wood joints in rough carpentry
  subtype:  cotter__cottar  fastener consisting of a wedge or pin inserted through a slot to hold two other pieces together
     subtype:  cotter_pin  a cotter consisting of a split pin that is secured (after passing through a hole) by splitting the ends apart
  subtype:  cringle__loop__grommet  fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines
  subtype:  dowel_pin__dowelpin__dowel__joggle  a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together
  subtype:  fillet__stopping  fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
  subtype:  hook_and_eye  a kind of fastener used on clothing
  subtype:  knot  any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object
     subtype:  barrel_knot__blood_knot__bloodknot  a knot used for tying fishing leaders together; the ends of the two leaders are wrapped around each other two or three times
     subtype:  bowknot__bow  a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
     subtype:  carrick_bend__carrickbend  a knot used to connect the ends of two large ropes or hawsers
     subtype:  clove_hitch__clovehitch  a knot used to fasten a line temporarily to a post or spar
     subtype:  figure_of_eight__figure_eight  a knot having the shape of the numeral 8; tied in a rope that has been passed through a hole or pulley and that prevents the rope from coming loose
     subtype:  fisherman's_bend__fisherman'sbend  a knot for tying a line to a spar or ring
     subtype:  fisherman's_knot__fisherman'sknot__true_lover's_knot__truelove_knot  a knot for tying the ends of two lines together
     subtype:  Gordian_knot  an intricate knot tied by King Gordius of Phrygia and cut with his sword by Alexander the Great after hearing that whoever undid it would become ruler of Asia
     subtype:  half_hitch  a knot used to fasten a rope temporarily to an object; usually tied double
     subtype:  hawser_bend  a knot uniting the ends of two lines
     subtype:  hitch  a knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that holds it
        subtype:  Blackwall_hitch  a simple hitch used for temporarily attaching a line to a hook
        subtype:  cat's-paw__cat'spaw  a hitch in the middle of rope that has two eyes into which tackle can be hooked
        subtype:  rolling_hitch__rollinghitch  a hitch for fastening a line to a spar or another rope
           subtype:  magnus_hitch  a rolling hitch similar to a clove hitch
        subtype:  sheet_bend__sheetbend__becket_bend__weaver's_knot__weaver's_hitch  a hitch used for temporarily tying a rope to the middle of another rope (or to an eye)
        subtype:  timber_hitch  a hitch used to secure a rope to a log or spar; often supplemented by a half hitch
     subtype:  loop_knot  any of various knots used to make a fixed loop in a rope
        subtype:  bowline_knot__bowlineknot__bowline  a loop knot that neither slips not jams
     subtype:  love_knot__lover's_knot__lover'sknot  a stylized knot used as an emblem of love
     subtype:  overhand_knot  a simple small knot (often used as part of other knots)
     subtype:  prolonge_knot__sailor's_breastplate  a knot in the rope used to drag a gun carriage
     subtype:  sheepshank  a knot for shortening a line
     subtype:  slipknot  a knot at the end of a cord or rope that can slip along the cord or rope around which it is made
     subtype:  square_knot  a double knot made of two half hitches and used to join the ends of two cords
        subtype:  reef_knot__flat_knot  a square knot used in a reef line
           subtype:  granny_knot__granny  a reef knot crossed the wrong way and therefore insecure
     subtype:  stopper_knot__stopperknot  a knot that prevents a rope from passing through a hole
        subtype:  Matthew_Walker_knot__Matthew_Walker  a kind of stopper knot
     subtype:  surgeon's_knot__surgeon'sknot  any of several knots used in tying stitches or ligatures
     subtype:  Turk's_head  an ornamental knot that resembles a small turban
     subtype:  Windsor_knot  a wide triangular knot for tying a tie
  subtype:  lashing  rope that is used for fastening something to something else; "the boats were held together by lashings"
  subtype:  linkup__link__tie__tie-in__tiein  a fastener that serves to join or link; "the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction"
     subtype:  bridge.linkup__nosepiece  the link between two lenses; rests on nose
  subtype:  lock.holdfast  a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
     subtype:  combination_lock__combinationlock  lock that can be opened only by turning dials in a special sequence
     subtype:  cylinder_lock  a lock in which a cylinder rotates to move bolt; tumblers are pins; inserting the key lifts and aligns the pins to free the cylinder to rotate
     subtype:  doorlock  a lock on an exterior door
        subtype:  night_latch__nightlatch  doorlock operated by a knob on the inside and a key on the outside
     subtype:  door_latch__latch  spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key
     subtype:  lever_lock__leverlock  a lock whose tumblers are levers that must be raised to a given position so that the bolt can move
     subtype:  padlock  a detachable lock; has a hinged shackle that can be passed through the staple of a hasp or the links in a chain and then snapped shut
     subtype:  sash_fastener__sash_lock__window_lock  a lock attached to the sashes of a double hung window that can fix both in the shut position
  subtype:  locker  a fastener that locks or closes
  subtype:  nail  a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener
     subtype:  brad  a small nail
     subtype:  clout_nail__cloutnail__clout  a short nail with a flat head; used to attach sheet metal to wood
     subtype:  doornail  a nail with a large head; formerly used to decorate doors
     subtype:  eightpenny_nail  a nail 2.5 inches long
     subtype:  fourpenny_nail__fourpennynail  a nail 1.5 inches long
     subtype:  hobnail  a short nail with a thick head; used to protect the soles of boots
     subtype:  sixpenny_nail  a nail 2 inches long
     subtype:  spike.nail  a long metal nail
     subtype:  staple.nail  a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables
     subtype:  stub_nail  a short thick nail
     subtype:  tack.nail  a short nail with a sharp point and a large head
        subtype:  carpet_tack  used to nail down carpets
        subtype:  thumbtack__drawing_pin__drawingpin__pushpin  a tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing board
        subtype:  tintack  tack or small nail of tinned iron
     subtype:  tenpenny_nail  a nail 3 inches long
  subtype:  nut_and_bolt__nutandbolt  a fastener made by screwing a nut onto a threaded bolt
  subtype:  paper_fastener__paperfastener  a fastener for holding a sheet of paper in place
     subtype:  staple  paper fastener consisting of a short length of U-shaped wire that can fasten papers together
     subtype:  thumbtack__drawing_pin__drawingpin__pushpin  a tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing board
  subtype:  pin  a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things
     subtype:  barrette  a pin for holding women's hair in place
     subtype:  bitt_pin  a pin through the bitthead to keep the mooring lines from slipping off
     subtype:  hairpin  a double pronged pin used to hold women's hair in place
        subtype:  bobby_pin__bobbypin__hairgrip__grip  a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place; "in England they call a bobby pin a grip"
        subtype:  bodkin.hairpin  formerly a long hairpin; usually with an ornamental head
     subtype:  hatpin  a long sturdy pin used by women to secure a hat to their hair
     subtype:  linchpin__lynchpin  pin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on
     subtype:  peg.pin  a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
        subtype:  golf_tee__tee  a short peg put into the ground to hold a golf ball off the ground
        subtype:  tent_peg  a peg driven into the ground to hold a rope supporting a tent
        subtype:  treenail__trenail__trunnel  a wooden peg that is used to fasten timbers in shipbuilding; water causes the peg to swell and hold the timbers fast
     subtype:  rivet  heavy pin having a head at one end and the other end being hammered flat after being passed through holes in the pieces that are fastened together
     subtype:  safety_pin  a pin in the form of a clasp; has a guard so the point of the pin will not stick the user
     subtype:  skewer  a long pin for holding meat in position while it is being roasted
        subtype:  spit  a skewer for holding meat over a fire
           subtype:  turnspit  a roasting spit that can be turned
     subtype:  straight_pin  pin consisting of a short straight stiff piece of wire with a pointed end; used to fasten pieces of cloth or paper together
     subtype:  toggle  a wooden peg or pin inserted into the eye at the end of rope in order to fasten it to something
     subtype:  wrist_pin__wristpin__gudgeon_pin__gudgeonpin  pin joining a piston to a connecting rod
  subtype:  screw  a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head
     subtype:  Allen_screw  a screw with a hexagonal hole in the head
     subtype:  bolt.screw  a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener
        subtype:  carriage_bolt  a round-headed bolt for timber; threaded along part of the shank; inserted into holes already drilled
        subtype:  expansion_bolt__expansionbolt  a bolt that has an attachment that expands as the bolt is driven into a surface
        subtype:  kingbolt__kingpin__swivel_pin  bolt that provides a steering joint in a motor vehicle
        subtype:  machine_bolt__machinebolt  a bolt with a square or hexagonal head on one end and a threaded shaft on the other end; tightened with a wrench; used to connect metal parts
        subtype:  stove_bolt__stovebolt  a small machine bolt
     subtype:  cap_screw__capscrew  a threaded screw for machine parts; screws into a tapped hole
     subtype:  machine_screw__machinescrew  a screw used either with a nut or with a tapped hole; slotted head can be driven by a screwdriver
     subtype:  metal_screw__metalscrew  screw made of metal
     subtype:  Phillips_screw  (trademark) a screw with a special head having crossed slots
     subtype:  thumbscrew  screw designed to be turned with the thumb and fingers
     subtype:  woodscrew  a metal screw that tapers to a point so that it can be driven into wood with a screwdriver
        subtype:  lag_screw__lagscrew__lag_bolt__lagbolt  a heavy woodscrew with a square or hexagonal head that is driven in with a wrench
        subtype:  screw_eye__screweye  a woodscrew having its shank bent into a ring
     subtype:  worm.screw  screw thread on a gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or rack
  subtype:  seal.holdfast  fastener that provides a tight and perfect closure
     subtype:  break_seal__breakseal  a seal that must be broken when first used and cannot easily be resealed; "it was stored in a tube with a break seal"
     subtype:  gasket  seal consisting of a ring for packing pistons or sealing a pipe joint
        subtype:  head_gasket  a gasket to seal a cylinder head
        subtype:  O_ring  a gasket consisting of a flat ring of rubber or plastic; used to seal a joint against high pressure
     subtype:  piston_ring  seal consisting of a split metal ring that seals the gap between a piston and the cylinder wall
     subtype:  washer  seal consisting of a flat disk placed to prevent leakage
        subtype:  lockring__lock_washer  washer that prevents a nut from loosening
  subtype:  sealing_wax__sealingwax__seal  fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters
  subtype:  slide_fastener__slidefastener__zip__zip-fastener__zipfastener  a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab
  subtype:  snap_fastener__press_stud__pressstud  a fastener used on clothing

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