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What is the verb for rivets?

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rivet
  1. (transitive) To attach or fasten parts by using rivets. [from early 15th c.]
  2. (transitive) To install rivets.
  3. (transitive, figuratively) To command the attention of. [from c. 1600]
  4. Synonyms:
      5. fix, attach, join, bolt, pin, screw, weld, nail, hold, secure, fasten, bind, clamp, connect, couple, tie, link, affix, stick, append, annex, glue, make fast, lash, clip, pinion, hitch, chain, add, annexe, tether, batten, cement, anchor, moor, subjoin, bond, tack, truss, peg, strap, rope, tape, yoke, clinch, hook up, hitch on, tag on, hook on, slap on … more
  5. Examples:
      6. “The mandrel makes it comparatively easy to rivet the joints together quickly.”
      “There was absolute silence while he watched The Duchess rivet her gaze on Larena.”
      “Their savage charisma was enough to rivet the audience.”
riveting
  1. present participle of rivet
  2. Synonyms:
      3. interesting, attracting, appealing to, drawing, engrossing, exciting, fascinating, intriguing, tempting, captivating, entertaining, enthralling, luring, snaring, tantalizing, titillating, affecting, amusing, arousing, distracting, engaging, gripping, hooking, perking up, pleasing, pulling, touching, mesmerising, mesmerizing, moving, rivetting, tantalising, turning on, beguiling, bemusing, enchanting, grabbing, immersing, piquing, absorbing, bewitching, floating someone's boat, lighting someone's fire, occupying, preoccupying, sitting up, tickling someone's fancy, arresting, busying, enwrapping … more
rivets
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rivet
  2. Synonyms:
      3. fixes, joins, bolts, pins, screws, welds, nails, holds, secures, fastens, annexes, binds, clamps, connects, couples, ties, links, affixes, sticks, appends, glues, make fasts, lashes, clips, pinions, hitches, chains, adds, tethers, battens, cements, anchors, moors, subjoins, bonds, tacks, trusses, pegs, straps, ropes, tapes, yokes, clinches, hooks up, hitches on, tags on, hooks on, slaps on, fuses, unites … more
riveted
  1. simple past tense and past participle of rivet
  2. Synonyms:
      3. interested, attracted, appealed to, drew, engrossed, excited, fascinated, intrigued, tempted, captivated, entertained, enthralled, lured, snared, tantalized, titillated, affected, amused, aroused, concerned, distracted, engaged, gripped, hooked, involved, perked up, pleased, pulled, touched, mattered to, mesmerised, mesmerized, moved, rivetted, tantalised, turned on, beguiled, bemused, caught one's eye, diverted, enchanted, grabbed, immersed, piqued, absorbed, absorpt, aroused one's curiosity, bewitched, captured one's imagination, engaged one's attention … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The forward unit of the fuselage was covered with aluminum sheet skin that was riveted to the bulkheads.”
      “The buttresses are built out by layers of crockets and mouldings riveted on to the front.”
      “The camera is riveted on them, showing backs, heads and necks in never-ending flight.”
rivetted
  1. simple past tense and past participle of rivet
  2. Synonyms:
      3. interested, attracted, appealed to, drew, engrossed, excited, fascinated, intrigued, tempted, captivated, entertained, enthralled, lured, snared, tantalized, titillated, affected, amused, aroused, concerned, distracted, engaged, gripped, hooked, involved, perked up, pleased, pulled, touched, mattered to, mesmerised, mesmerized, moved, riveted, tantalised, turned on, beguiled, bemused, caught one's eye, diverted, enchanted, grabbed, immersed, piqued, absorbed, absorpt, aroused one's curiosity, bewitched, captured one's imagination, engaged one's attention … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Knowledge may be rivetted in the mind and made available for quick use by committing to memory some maxims, mottoes and proverbs.”
      “As the thumb catch of the FELCO 4 is rivetted, the only possible solution is to hit with a hammer on the rivet.”
      “Plating was then added and all the parts of the structure were rivetted together.”
rivetting
  1. present participle of rivet
  2. Synonyms:
      3. interesting, attracting, appealing to, drawing, engrossing, exciting, fascinating, intriguing, tempting, captivating, entertaining, enthralling, luring, snaring, tantalizing, titillating, affecting, amusing, arousing, distracting, engaging, gripping, hooking, perking up, pleasing, pulling, touching, mesmerising, mesmerizing, moving, riveting, tantalising, turning on, beguiling, bemusing, enchanting, grabbing, immersing, piquing, absorbing, bewitching, floating someone's boat, lighting someone's fire, occupying, preoccupying, sitting up, tickling someone's fancy, arresting, busying, enwrapping … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The large rings are much worn, and have been ingeniously repaired by rivetting a new piece to each.”
      “She realised from the fixed stare which he was rivetting on her that Julien had surmised rightly.”
      “In a match which was now rivetting by virtue of its wild swings, Davenport broke for a 6-5 lead.”
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