the act of putting something in working order again | (boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily |
the sterilization of an animal | a tight or amorous embrace |
(histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body | the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet |
restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place | a small slip noose made with seizing |
| a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together |