to rivet

Examples

• All

• Presses it to the patch and begins to rivet it into place.

  Fiction book (1997)

• Walking through Mahaneh Yehuda, Elias Amarillo sees armored plates being riveted to the front of a bus.

  Fiction book (1993)

• But I'm going to want to rivet this onto the case.

• Wait, let me what if instead of the buckle, we rivet it here and here?

• So, we had to drill, and rivet, over six hundred rivets, to put our airplane together.

  Bakgat 2 (2010)

• There seems to be a metal hood riveted onto higher uprights.

  Escape from Alcatraz (1979)

• I looked at the thermometer riveted to the outside of the hull.

  Fiction book (1999)

• A large black alarm box was riveted to the ceiling above the barred transom.

  Fiction book (2001)

• The square plates in this stack were separated from each other by standoffs riveted to the corners of each plate.

  Academic text (2009)

• I watch an old F-4, now a Vietnamese fighter jet with rocket launchers riveted to its wings, practice a touchdown.

  Fiction book (2000)

Synonyms

T

to tie

vsto rivet

923 1.0

To fasten things together by making a knot with string or rope

creates a permanent metal joint instead of a tied flexible connection

A

to attach

vsto rivet

459 2.5

To join or fasten one thing to another so they stay together

specifies a permanent metal joining method rather than a general connection

F

to fix

vsto rivet

218 1.0

To attach something firmly so it does not move

describes a particular permanent metal fastening rather than general firm fixing

S

to stitch

vsto rivet

99 2.5

To join or repair cloth with a needle and thread

uses a metal deformation method to join rigid parts rather than sewing

B

to buckle

vsto rivet

88 1.6

To fasten a belt or strap with a clasp

creates a permanent metal joint rather than an adjustable strapped closure

F

to fasten

vsto rivet

68 1.6

Hold something in place so it cannot move

focuses on joining parts by deforming a metal fastener for permanence

P

to pin

vsto rivet

52 1.0

To fasten something with a small pointed object

employs a permanently deformed metal fastener rather than a removable fastener

L

to lace

vsto rivet

24 1.0

To thread a cord through holes to fasten shoes

produces a fixed metal join rather than a laced closure

C

to cinch

vsto rivet

8 5.5

To fasten a strap tightly so it does not slip

results in a permanent metal join rather than an adjustable tightened strap

H

to hoop

vsto rivet

5 7.8

To fasten something with a metal band to make it stronger

makes a permanent joined connection by deforming a metal fastener instead

K

to knot

vsto rivet

5 1.0

To tie rope or string so it holds

forms a permanent metal bond rather than a flexible tied fastening

T

to tack

vsto rivet

• Specialized

4 6.7

Sew pieces together with large loose stitches to hold them

creates a lasting metal connection rather than a temporary sewn hold

S

to seam

vsto rivet

3 3.6

To join pieces of cloth by sewing their edges together

connects materials by a permanent metal fastener, not by sewn seams

J

to joggle

vsto rivet

• Specialized

9.5

To join two pieces by making matching cuts so they fit tightly

uses a permanent metal fastener rather than shaped interlocking edges

Antonyms

U

to unfasten

5 3.4

To open something by undoing a button or zipper

Compounds

R

rivet clincher

• Specialized

9.9

A hand tool that bends and closes the ends of small metal tubes used to join parts

R

rivet counter

• Jargon

8.9

A person who cares too much about small unimportant details in a hobby or project

R

rivet line

• Specialized

7.6

A row of metal pins along a joint that hold two pieces together

How Secure

to weld

• Specialized

29 4.6

to rivet

• Specialized

6 5.3

to nail

85 1.0

to pin

52 1.0

to clip

19 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology