as in fastened
to attach (a rope) to something so that it is secure
The climber belayed the rope.
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The solarium also has front and back sliding doors for improved circulation, fastened with magnetic door locks.
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Advertising signs should not be fastened to a staff or halyard from which the flag is flown.
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Friday’s output tied for the second-most runs in a game for the Sox.
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The score was tied, 1-1, when reliever Huascar Brazobán entered to begin the seventh, replacing Thornton, who had thrown 78 pitches.
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His pass to Luis Romo was perhaps a little short but the midfielder kept his cool, finding Roberto Alvarado, who clipped a gorgeous, inviting pass over the top.
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In that game, the Netherlands earned a penalty in stoppage time when the referee deemed that Dutch winger Arjen Robben was clipped in the box by Mexico’s Rafael Márquez.
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Tribes describe the last of three waves of European incursions, nearly 85 years after Serra hung the first Mission bell in San Diego in 1769, as the most brutal.
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The city hung two street signs at the corner of Swift Street and Armour Road.
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The blue-chip index has clinched 19 record highs this year; seven of them came in June.
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The Nasdaq , which gained almost 13% year to date, clinched 20 records.
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The White House Key Facts A rendering of the passport shared by the White House on Friday shows Trump presumably leaning over the Resolute Desk, fists clenched, alongside his signature and text from the Declaration of Independence.
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Coley and the audience know this isn’t true, but Sonya’s clenched jaw and steely gaze don’t leave room for questions.
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On the German national team, he’s joined by several Bayern teammates.
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SpaceX has officially joined the Russell 1000 and will join the Nasdaq 100 in July.
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