fasten vs picket

picket vs fasten

fasten is not a noun while picket is a noun.

fasten and picket both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of fasten include strap, bind, tie, rig, bitt, latch, garter, chain, cable, 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, 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)	picket (noun)
	a form of military punishment used by the British in the late 17th century in which a soldier was forced to stand on one foot on a pointed stake
	a wooden strip forming part of a fence
	a vehicle performing sentinel duty
	a detachment of troops guarding an army from surprise attack
	a protester posted by a labor organization outside a place of work
	a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

fasten (verb)	picket (verb)
make tight or tighter	fasten with a picket
become fixed or fastened	serve as pickets or post pickets
cause to be firmly attached
attach to

Difference between fasten and picket

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