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hold⋅fast

  [hohld-fast, -fahst]
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–noun
1. something used to hold or secure a thing in place; a catch, hook, clamp, etc.
2. Botany, Mycology. any of several rootlike or suckerlike organs or parts serving for attachment.
Origin:
1550–60; n. use of v. phrase hold fast
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Holdfast
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Holdfast at Amazon
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hold·fast   (hōld'fāst')   
n.  

  1. Any of various devices used to fasten something securely.

  2. Biology An organ or structure of attachment, especially the basal, rootlike formation by which certain seaweeds or other algae are attached to a substrate.

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: hold·fast
Pronunciation: 'hOl(d)-"fast
Function: noun
: an organ by which a parasitic animal (as a tapeworm) attaches itself to its host
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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