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1. (n.) rivet
a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more pieces to hold them together, having a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
2. (v.t.) rivet
to fasten with a rivet.
3. rivet
to hammer or spread out the end of (a pin, bolt, etc.) in order to form a head and secure something; clinch.
4. rivet
to fasten or fix firmly.
5. rivet
to hold (the eye, attention, etc.) firmly.
Etymology: (1350–1400; (n.) ME revette, rivette < OF rivet, der. of river to attach, fix; (v.) ME revetten, der. of the n.)
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1. (noun) stud, rivet
ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt)
2. (verb) rivet
heavy pin having a head at one end and the other end being hammered flat after being passed through holes in the pieces that are fastened together
3. (verb) concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet
direct one's attention on something
"Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"
4. (verb) rivet
fasten with a rivet or rivets
5. (verb) rivet
hold (someone's attention)
"The discovery of the skull riveted the paleontologists"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Rivet
a metallic pin with a head, used for uniting two plates or pieces of material together, by passing it through them and then beating or pressing down the point so that it shall spread out and form a second head; a pin or bolt headed or clinched at both ends
2. (verb) Rivet
to fasten with a rivet, or with rivets; as, to rivet two pieces of iron
3. (verb) Rivet
to spread out the end or point of, as of a metallic pin, rod, or bolt, by beating or pressing, so as to form a sort of head
4. (verb) Rivet
hence, to fasten firmly; to make firm, strong, or immovable; as, to rivet friendship or affection
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Sense: a sort of metal nail; a bolt for fastening plates of metal together eg when building the sides of a ship.
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 Afrikaans: klinknael |
 Arabic: بِرْشامَه، مِسْمار بِرْشا |
 Bulgarian: нит |
 Brazilian: rebite |
 Czech: nýt |
 German: die Niete |
 Danish: nitte; nagle |
 Greek: μεταλλικό καρφί |
 Spanish: remache |
 Estonian: neet |
 Farsi: میخ؛ پرچ |
 Finnish: niitti |
 French: rivet |
 Hebrew: מַסמֵרָה |
 Hindi: रिबेट |
 Croatian: zakovica |
 Hungarian: szegecs |
 Indonesian: paku |
 Icelandic: hnoð(nagli) |
 Italian: rivetto |
 Japanese: びょう |
 Korean: 리벳, 대갈못 |
 Lithuanian: kniedė |
 Latvian: kniede |
 Malay: rivet |
 Dutch: klinknagel |
 Norwegian: nagle |
 Polish: nit |
 Persian: میخ؛ پرچ |
 Pashto: میخ کول |
 Portuguese: rebite |
 Romanian: nit |
 Russian: заклёпка |
 Slovak: nit |
 Slovenian: kovica |
 Serbian: zakivak |
 Swedish: nit |
 Thai: หมุดโลหะ |
 Turkish: perçin (çivisi) |
 Taiwanese: 鉚釘 |
 Ukrainian: заклепка |
 Urdu: پیچ |
 Vietnamese: đinh tán |
 Chinese: 铆钉 |
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