(ש"ע) מנעול, מכשיר המחזיק או מאבטח עצם למקומו; וו; מלחציים; (בוטניקה) ענף או גוף דמוי חרוט המצמיד עשב ים או צמחי מים אחרים לפני השטח; אחיזה חזקה ומוצקת

n. device that holds or secures an object in place; hook; clamp; (Botany) branching or conical body that attaches seaweed or other aquatic plant to the surface; strong solid grasp

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Noun
1. restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
(synonym) fastener, fastening, fixing
(hypernym) restraint, constraint
(hyponym) bellyband
(derivation) adhere, hold fast, bond, bind, stick, stick to

(n.)
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.
  

(n.)
A conical or branching body, by which a seaweed is attached to its support, and differing from a root in that it is not specially absorbent of moisture.
  

holdfast /'houldfɑ:st/

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