holdfast

• Substantivo que designa um dispositivo ou fixação que prende algo a uma superfície ou o mantém firmemente no lugar; em biologia, estrutura de fixação de organismos marinhos como algas e cracas.

A noun referring to a device or restraint that attaches to something or holds something firmly in place.

1. Restraint or fastenerC1formal

   A device or structure that attaches to something or holds something firmly in place.

   Fixação

   • The shelf was secured with a metal holdfast to the wall.
   • He used a holdfast to keep the rope from slipping.
   • The holdfast on the clamp kept the wood steady during cutting.

   Sinônimosanchorbracebucklecatchclampclaspclipfastenergriphooklatchlock

   Antônimosrelease