WordCmp.com

fasten vs hang up

hang up vs fasten

fasten and hang up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fasten No No Yes No
hang up No No Yes No
As verbs, hang up is a hyponym of fasten; that is, hang up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fasten:
  • fasten: cause to be firmly attached
  • hang up: cause to be hanging or suspended
fasten (verb) hang up (verb)
make tight or tighter interrupt a telephone conversation
become fixed or fastened put a telephone receiver back in its cradle
cause to be firmly attached cause to be hanging or suspended
attach to
Difference between fasten and hang up

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.