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Definition of Holdfast
1. Noun. Restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place.
Specialized synonyms: Bellyband, Buckle, Button, Carabiner, Karabiner, Snap Ring, Catch, Clasp, Cleat, Clinch, Clip, Clothes Peg, Clothes Pin, Clothespin, Corrugated Fastener, Wiggle Nail, Cottar, Cotter, Cringle, Eyelet, Grommet, Grummet, Loop, Dowel, Dowel Pin, Joggle, Fillet, Stopping, Hook And Eye, Knot, Lashing, Link, Linkup, Tie, Tie-in, Lock, Locker, Nail, Nut And Bolt, Paper Fastener, Pin, Screw, Seal, Seal, Sealing Wax, Slide Fastener, Zip, Zip Fastener, Zipper, Press Stud, Snap, Snap Fastener, Toggle, Toggle Bolt
Generic synonyms: Constraint, Restraint
Derivative terms: Fasten, Fasten, Fasten, Hold Fast
Definition of Holdfast
1. n. Something used to secure and hold in place something else, as a long flat-headed nail, a catch a hook, a clinch, a clamp, etc.; hence, a support.
Definition of Holdfast
1. Noun. Something to or by which an object can be securely fastened. ¹
2. Noun. (zoology) A root-like structure that anchors aquatic sessile organisms, such as seaweed, other sessile algae, stalked crinoids, benthic cnidarians, and sponges, to the substrate. ¹
3. Noun. (archaic medicine) Actinomycosis. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Holdfast
1. a fastening device [n -S]
Medical Definition of Holdfast
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1. Something used to secure and hold in place something else, as a long fiat-headed nail, a catch a hook, a clinch, a clamp, etc.; hence, a support. "His holdfast was gone."
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