Fasten
Fasten verb - To cause (something) to hold to another.
Pull
Pull verb - To cause to follow by applying steady force on.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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If you lose your hat it will never be found, So pull up your britches right up to your chin, And fasten your cloak with a bright new pin, And when you are ready, then we can begin, Huffity, puffity puff!
Source: Franchise / Quatermass
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Pull and Fasten. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/fasten/pull
Fasten & Pull. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/fasten/pull>.
Pull or Fasten. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/fasten/pull.
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