link vs holdfast

holdfast vs link

link and holdfast both are nouns.

link is a verb but holdfast is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
link	Yes	No	Yes	No
holdfast	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, holdfast is a hypernym of link; that is, holdfast is a word with a broader meaning than link:

link: a fastener that serves to join or connect
holdfast: restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place

Other hypernyms of link include fastener, fastening, fixing.

link (noun)	holdfast (noun)
a fastener that serves to join or connect	restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
a two-way radio communication system (usually microwave); part of a more extensive telecommunication network
an interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data
a channel for communication between groups
(computing) an instruction that connects one part of a program or an element on a list to another program or list
a unit of length equal to 1/100 of a chain
the means of connection between things linked in series
a connecting shape
the state of being connected

link (verb)	holdfast (verb)
make a logical or causal connection
connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces
link with or as with a yoke
be or become joined or united or linked

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