Definition of attach Attach

/ʌtæˈʧ/ - [utatch] - at•ta•ch•

We found 21 definitions of attach from 7 different sources.

What does attach mean?

WordNet

Verb attaches, attaching, attached
attach - cause to be attached
		detach cause to become detached or separated; take off; "detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it"
		link up, link, tie, connect form a knot or bow in; "tie a necktie"
		fixate, fix become fixed (on); "Her eyes fixated on a point on the horizon"
		tether tie with a tether; "tether horses"
		fasten attach to; "They fastened various nicknames to each other"
		hinge attach with a hinge
		bell attach a bell to; "bell cows"
		band, ring bind or tie together, as with a band
		couple on, couple up, couple link together; "can we couple these proposals?"
		affix attach or become attached to a stem word; "grammatical morphemes affix to the stem"
		bind form a chemical bond with; "The hydrogen binds the oxygen"
		hitch, catch to hook or entangle; "One foot caught in the stirrup"
		tack on, tag on, append, hang on, tack fix to; attach; "append a charm to the necklace"
		add on, affix, append, supplement make an addition; "Let's add on to this"
		tape fasten or attach with tape; "tape the shipping label to the box"
		glue, paste be fixed as if by glue; "His eyes were glued on her"
		pin up, pin down define clearly; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game"
		peg down, peg stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operations; "The weak currency was pegged to the US Dollar"
		fasten, secure, fix attach to; "They fastened various nicknames to each other"
		mount fix onto a backing, setting, or support; "mount slides for macroscopic analysis"
		stick on, affix attach or become attached to a stem word; "grammatical morphemes affix to the stem"
		nail attach something somewhere by means of nails; "nail the board onto the wall"
		hook up connect or link; "hook up the houses to the gas supply line"; "Hook up the components of the new sound system"
		clip terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent; "My speech was cut short"; "Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries"
		infix, insert, enter, introduce attach a morpheme into a stem word
		yoke put a yoke on or join with a yoke; "Yoke the draft horses together"
		tackle, harness seize and throw down an opponent player, who usually carries the ball
		yoke, link put a yoke on or join with a yoke; "Yoke the draft horses together"
		saddle load or burden; encumber; "he saddled me with that heavy responsibility"
		label, tag, mark distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions
		limber, limber up cause to become limber; "The violist limbered her wrists before the concert"
attach - become attached; "The spider's thread attached to the window sill"
		come away, come off, detach leave in a certain condition; "She came away angry"
		conjoin, join make contact or come together; "The two roads join here"
		come with, attach to, go with, accompany be present or associated with an event or entity; "French fries come with the hamburger"; "heart attacks are accompanied by distruction of heart tissue"; "fish usually goes with white wine"; "this kind of vein accompanies certain arteries"
		agglutinate clump together; as of bacteria, red blood cells, etc.
		implant become attached to and embedded in the uterus; "The egg fertilized in vitro implanted in the uterus of the birth mother with no further complications"
		fasten attach to; "They fastened various nicknames to each other"
		hold fast, stick to, bond, adhere, bind, stick keep to; "Stick to your principles"; "stick to the diet"
		spat spawn; "oysters spat"
attach - be attached; be in contact with
		contact, adjoin, meet, touch attach or add; "I adjoin a copy of your my lawyer's letter"
		inhere in, attach to be part of; "This problem inheres in the design"
		leech onto admire boundlessly and follow around; "the groupies leeched onto the rock star"
attach - take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"
		impound, sequester, confiscate, seize
		take ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial; "take a pulse"; "A reading was taken of the earth's tremors"
		condemn declare or judge unfit for use or habitation; "The building was condemned by the inspector"
		sequester set apart from others; "The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on"
		garnishee, garnish take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support; "His employer garnished his wages in order to pay his debt"
		distrain legally take something in place of a debt payment
attach - create social or emotional ties; "The grandparents want to bond with the child"
		bind, tie, bond
		relate give an account of; "The witness related the events"
		fixate become fixed (on); "Her eyes fixated on a point on the horizon"
		befriend become friends with; "John and Eric soon became friends"; "Have you made friends yet in your new environment?"

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Wiktionary

attach (Verb)
To arrest, seize.
attach (Verb)
To fasten, to join to literally and figuratively.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

attach (v. t.)
To bind, fasten, tie, or connect; to make fast or join; as, to attach one thing to another by a string, by glue, or the like.
attach (v. t.)
To connect; to place so as to belong; to assign by authority; to appoint; as, an officer is attached to a certain regiment, company, or ship.
attach (v. t.)
To win the heart of; to connect by ties of love or self-interest; to attract; to fasten or bind by moral influence; -- with to; as, attached to a friend; attaching others to us by wealth or flattery.
attach (v. t.)
To connect, in a figurative sense; to ascribe or attribute; to affix; -- with to; as, to attach great importance to a particular circumstance.
attach (v. t.)
To take, seize, or lay hold of.
attach (v. t.)
To take by legal authority: (a) To arrest by writ, and bring before a court, as to answer for a debt, or a contempt; -- applied to a taking of the person by a civil process; being now rarely used for the arrest of a criminal. (b) To seize or take (goods or real estate) by virtue of a writ or precept to hold the same to satisfy a judgment which may be rendered in the suit. See Attachment, 4.
attach (v. i.)
To adhere; to be attached.
attach (v. i.)
To come into legal operation in connection with anything; to vest; as, dower will attach.
attach (n.)
An attachment.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

attach
To make something fixed or stable; to cause to be firmly attached.
attach
To associate ownership of (something) to someone.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

attach
at-tach′, v.t. to bind or fasten: to seize: to gain over: to connect, associate: to join to in action or function: (Shak.) to arrest.—v.i. to adhere, to be fastened upon: (rare) to come into effect.—adj. Attach′able.—p.adj. Attached′, fastened, fixed, joined by taste or affection (with to), fond, devoted to.—n. Attach′ment, a bond of fidelity or affection: the seizure of any one's goods or person by virtue of a legal process. [O. Fr. atachier, from à (—L. ad), and the root of Tack (q.v.).]

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

attach
To place, to appoint. Officers and non-commissioned officers are said to be attached to the respective army, regiment, battalion, troop, or company with which they are appointed to act.

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attach, verb, present, 1st person singular of attach (infinitive).
attach, verb (infinitive).

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