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wind up vs fasten

fasten vs wind up

wind up and fasten both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wind up No No Yes No
fasten No No Yes No
As verbs, fasten is a hypernym of wind up; that is, fasten is a word with a broader meaning than wind up:
  • wind up: coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem
  • fasten: make tight or tighter
Other hypernyms of wind up include tighten.
wind up (verb) fasten (verb)
finally be or do something make tight or tighter
coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem become fixed or fastened
to evoke sexual feelings cause to be firmly attached
give a preliminary swing to the arm pitching attach to
Difference between wind up and fasten

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