Verb
secure -
assure payment of
guarantee ,
vouch give surety or assume responsibility; "I vouch for the quality of my products"
certify declare legally insane
secure -
cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door" ; "she fixed her gaze on the man"
fasten ,
fix
unfasten become undone or untied; "The shoelaces unfastened"
attach be attached; be in contact with
strap secure (a sprained joint) with a strap
tie ,
bind form a knot or bow in; "tie a necktie"
rig equip with sails or masts; "rig a ship"
bitt secure with a bitt; "bitt the ship line"
latch fasten with a latch; "latch the door"
garter fasten with or as if with a garter
chain fasten or secure with chains; "Chain the chairs together"
cable send cables, wires, or telegrams
picket fasten with a picket; "picket the goat"
rope up attach to one another, for safety; "The mountaineers roped up when they started the final ascent"
girth ,
cinch get a grip on; get mastery of
bandage ,
bind dress by covering or binding; "The nurse bandaged a sprained ankle" ; "bandage an incision"
cramp suffer from sudden painful contraction of a muscle
cleat secure on a cleat; "cleat a line"
cast anchor ,
drop anchor ,
anchor secure a vessel with an anchor; "We anchored at Baltimore"
anchor ,
ground secure a vessel with an anchor; "We anchored at Baltimore"
moor secure with cables or ropes; "moor the boat"
berth ,
moor ,
tie up provide with a berth
spike manifest a sharp increase; "the voltage spiked"
sew together ,
stitch ,
sew ,
run up fasten by sewing; do needlework
crank bend into the shape of a crank
noose secure with a noose
chock support on chocks; "chock the boat"
brad fasten with brads
bight fasten with a bight
belay fasten a boat to a bitt, pin, or cleat
belay fasten a boat to a bitt, pin, or cleat
bar prevent from entering; keep out; "He was barred from membership in the club"
clamp impose or inflict forcefully; "The military government clamped a curfew onto the capital"
velcro fasten with Velcro; "velcro the belt"
stay stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it" ; "rest assured" ; "stay alone" ; "He remained unmoved by her tears" ; "The bad weather continued for another week"
clinch settle conclusively; "clinch a deal"
clinch settle conclusively; "clinch a deal"
lock become rigid or immoveable; "The therapist noticed that the patient's knees tended to lock in this exercise"
lock up secure by locking; "lock up the house before you go on vacation"
hasp secure or lock with a hasp
zip up ,
zipper ,
zip close with a zipper; "Zip up your jacket--it's cold"
tack fasten with tacks; "tack the notice on the board"
string add as if on a string; "string these ideas together" ; "string up these songs and you'll have a musical"
hook approach with an offer of sexual favors; "he was solicited by a prostitute" ; "The young man was caught soliciting in the park"
belt fasten with a belt; "belt your trousers"
cement make fast as if with cement; "We cemented our friendship"
grout bind with grout; "grout the bathtub"
staple secure or fasten with a staple or staples; "staple the papers together"
rivet hold (someone's attention); "The discovery of the skull riveted the paleontologists"
button fasten with buttons; "button the dress"
pin immobilize a piece
hang up ,
hang interrupt a telephone conversation
hang suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste; "hang the venison for a few days"
wedge ,
deposit ,
lodge ,
stick squeeze like a wedge into a tight space; "I squeezed myself into the corner"
intrench ,
entrench fix firmly or securely
buckle ,
clasp fold or collapse; "His knees buckled"
brooch ,
clasp fasten with or as if with a brooch
stake mark with a stake; "stake out the path"
wire fasten with wire; "The columns were wired to the beams for support"
coapt fit tightly and fasten
joggle fasten or join with a joggle
joint separate (meat) at the joint
toggle release by a toggle switch; "toggle a bomb from an airplane"
secure -
get by special effort; "He procured extra cigarettes even though they were rationed"
procure
obtain come into possession of; "How did you obtain the visa?"
suborn induce to commit perjury or give false testimony; "The President tried to suborn false witnesses"
copyright secure a copyright on a written work; "did you copyright your manuscript?"
patent make open to sight or notice; "His behavior has patented an embarrassing fact about him"
enlist ,
engage join the military
secure -
fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug; "plug the hole" ; "stop up the leak"
plug ,
stop up
infix ,
insert ,
enter ,
introduce attach a morpheme into a stem word
fill up ,
close eat until one is sated; "He filled up on turkey"
stopper ,
stopple close or secure with or as if with a stopper; "She stoppered the wine bottle" ; "The mothers stoppered their babies' mouths with pacifiers"
tampon plug with a tampon
chink fill the chinks of, as with caulking
cork up ,
cork stuff with cork; "The baseball player stuffed his bat with cork to make it lighter"
secure -
make certain of; "This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us" ; "Preparation will guarantee success!"
guarantee ,
ensure ,
insure ,
assure
guarantee ,
vouch give surety or assume responsibility; "I vouch for the quality of my products"
doom make certain of the failure or destruction of; "This decision will doom me to lose my position"
make act in a certain way so as to acquire; "make friends" ; "make enemies"
secure -
furnish with battens; "batten ships"
batten ,
batten down
beef up ,
strengthen ,
fortify gain strength; "His body strengthened"
Adjective
secure -
free from danger or risk; "secure from harm" ; "his fortune was secure" ; "made a secure place for himself in his field"
unsafe ,
insecure lacking self-confidence or assurance; "an insecure person lacking mental stability"
invulnerable immune to attack; impregnable; "gunners raked the beach from invulnerable positions on the cliffs"
protected guarded from injury or destruction
safe (of an undertaking) secure from risk
assured marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence; "she paints with an assured hand"
firm strong and sure; "a firm grasp" ; "gave a strong pull on the rope"
fail-safe eliminating danger by compensating automatically for a failure or malfunction; "a fail-safe device in a nuclear weapon to deactivate it automatically in the event of accident"
secure -
not likely to fail or give way; "the lock was secure" ; "a secure foundation" ; "a secure hold on her wrist"
insecure lacking self-confidence or assurance; "an insecure person lacking mental stability"
fixed incapable of being changed or moved or undone; e.g. "frozen prices" ; "living on fixed incomes"
steady not easily excited or upset; "steady nerves"
secure -
free from fear or doubt; easy in mind; "he was secure that nothing will be held against him"
unafraid ,
untroubled
secure -
financially sound; "a good investment" ; "a secure investment"
dependable ,
good ,
safe
sound thorough; "a sound thrashing"
secure -
immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with; "an impregnable fortress" ; "fortifications that made the frontier inviolable" ; "a secure telephone connection"
impregnable ,
inviolable ,
strong ,
unassailable ,
unattackable
invulnerable immune to attack; impregnable; "gunners raked the beach from invulnerable positions on the cliffs"
