fasten vs lock

fasten is not a noun while lock is a noun.

fasten and lock both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fasten	No	No	Yes	No
lock	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, lock is a hyponym of fasten; that is, lock is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fasten:

fasten: cause to be firmly attached
lock: fasten with a lock

Other hyponyms of fasten include strap, bind, tie, rig, bitt, latch, garter, chain, cable, picket, rope up, cinch, girth, bandage, bind, cramp, cleat, anchor, cast anchor, drop anchor, anchor, ground, moor, berth, moor, tie up, spike, run up, sew, sew together, stitch, crank, noose, chock, brad, bight, belay, belay, bar, clamp, velcro, stay, clinch, clinch, lock up, hasp, zip, zip up, zipper, tack, string, hook, belt, cement, grout, staple, rivet, button, pin, hang, hang up, hang, deposit, lodge, stick, wedge, entrench, intrench, buckle, clasp, brooch, clasp, stake, wire, coapt, joggle, joint, toggle.

fasten (noun)	lock (noun)
	any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured
	a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
	a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key
	enclosure consisting of a section of canal that can be closed to control the water level; used to raise or lower vessels that pass through it
	a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun
	a strand or cluster of hair

fasten (verb)	lock (verb)
make tight or tighter	become rigid or immoveable
become fixed or fastened	fasten with a lock
cause to be firmly attached	keep engaged
attach to	place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
	become engaged or intermeshed with one another
	hold in a locking position
	build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels
	hold fast (in a certain state)
	pass by means through a lock in a waterway

Difference between fasten and lock

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