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attach - cause to be attached |
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detach cause to become detached or separated; take off; "detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it"
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link up,
link,
tie,
connect form a knot or bow in; "tie a necktie"
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fixate,
fix become fixed (on); "Her eyes fixated on a point on the horizon"
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tether tie with a tether; "tether horses"
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fasten attach to; "They fastened various nicknames to each other"
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hinge attach with a hinge
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bell attach a bell to; "bell cows"
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band,
ring bind or tie together, as with a band
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couple on,
couple up,
couple link together; "can we couple these proposals?"
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affix attach or become attached to a stem word; "grammatical morphemes affix to the stem"
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bind form a chemical bond with; "The hydrogen binds the oxygen"
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hitch,
catch to hook or entangle; "One foot caught in the stirrup"
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tack on,
tag on,
append,
hang on,
tack fix to; attach; "append a charm to the necklace"
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add on,
affix,
append,
supplement make an addition; "Let's add on to this"
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tape fasten or attach with tape; "tape the shipping label to the box"
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glue,
paste be fixed as if by glue; "His eyes were glued on her"
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pin up,
pin down define clearly; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game"
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peg down,
peg stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operations; "The weak currency was pegged to the US Dollar"
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fasten,
secure,
fix attach to; "They fastened various nicknames to each other"
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mount fix onto a backing, setting, or support; "mount slides for macroscopic analysis"
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stick on,
affix attach or become attached to a stem word; "grammatical morphemes affix to the stem"
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nail attach something somewhere by means of nails; "nail the board onto the wall"
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hook up connect or link; "hook up the houses to the gas supply line"; "Hook up the components of the new sound system"
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clip terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent; "My speech was cut short"; "Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries"
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infix,
insert,
enter,
introduce attach a morpheme into a stem word
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yoke put a yoke on or join with a yoke; "Yoke the draft horses together"
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tackle,
harness seize and throw down an opponent player, who usually carries the ball
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yoke,
link put a yoke on or join with a yoke; "Yoke the draft horses together"
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saddle load or burden; encumber; "he saddled me with that heavy responsibility"
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label,
tag,
mark distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions
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limber,
limber up cause to become limber; "The violist limbered her wrists before the concert"
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attach - become attached; "The spider's thread attached to the window sill" |
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come away,
come off,
detach leave in a certain condition; "She came away angry"
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conjoin,
join make contact or come together; "The two roads join here"
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come with,
attach to,
go with,
accompany be present or associated with an event or entity; "French fries come with the hamburger"; "heart attacks are accompanied by distruction of heart tissue"; "fish usually goes with white wine"; "this kind of vein accompanies certain arteries"
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agglutinate clump together; as of bacteria, red blood cells, etc.
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implant become attached to and embedded in the uterus; "The egg fertilized in vitro implanted in the uterus of the birth mother with no further complications"
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fasten attach to; "They fastened various nicknames to each other"
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hold fast,
stick to,
bond,
adhere,
bind,
stick keep to; "Stick to your principles"; "stick to the diet"
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spat spawn; "oysters spat"
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attach - be attached; be in contact with |
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contact,
adjoin,
meet,
touch attach or add; "I adjoin a copy of your my lawyer's letter"
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inhere in,
attach to be part of; "This problem inheres in the design"
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leech onto admire boundlessly and follow around; "the groupies leeched onto the rock star"
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