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riv·et
(rĭv′ĭt)n.
A metal bolt or pin having a head on one end, inserted through aligned holes in the pieces to be joined and then hammered on the plain end so as to form a second head.
tr.v. riv·et·ed, riv·et·ing, riv·ets
1. To fasten or secure, especially with a rivet or rivets.
2. To hammer and bend or flatten the headless end of (a nail or bolt) so as to fasten something.
3.
a. To fix the attention of (someone): The audience was riveted by the suspense.
b. To engross or hold (the gaze or attention, for example).
[Middle English, from Old French river, to attach.]
riv′et·er n.
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rivet
(ˈrɪvɪt)n
(Building) a short metal pin for fastening two or more pieces together, having a head at one end, the other end being hammered flat after being passed through holes in the pieces
vb (tr) , -ets, -eting or -eted
1. (Building) to join by riveting
2. (Building) to hammer in order to form into a head
3. (often passive) to cause to be fixed or held firmly, as in fascinated attention, horror, etc: to be riveted to the spot.
[C14: from Old French, from river to fasten, fix, of unknown origin]
ˈriveter n
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
riv•et
(ˈrɪv ɪt)n.
1. a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more pieces to hold them together, having a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
v.t. 2. to fasten with a rivet.
3. to hammer or spread out the end of (a pin, bolt, etc.) in order to form a head and secure something; clinch.
4. to fasten or fix firmly.
5. to hold (the eye, attention, etc.) firmly.
[1350–1400; (n.) Middle English revette, rivette < Old French rivet, derivative of river to attach, fix; (v.) Middle English revetten, derivative of the n.]
riv′et•er, n.
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rivet
Past participle: riveted
Gerund: riveting
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| Noun | 1. |  rivet - ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt) |
| 2. | rivet - heavy pin having a head at one end and the other end being hammered flat after being passed through holes in the pieces that are fastened together clinch - the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet pin - a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things | |
| Verb | 1. | rivet - direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies" engross, engulf, steep, soak up, immerse, absorb, plunge - devote (oneself) fully to; "He immersed himself into his studies" cerebrate, cogitate, think - use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere" rivet - hold (someone's attention); "The discovery of the skull riveted the paleontologists" recall - cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression; "She was recalled by a loud laugh" think - focus one's attention on a certain state; "Think big"; "think thin" zoom in - examine closely; focus one's attention on; "He zoomed in on the book" |
| 2. | rivet - fasten with a rivet or rivets | |
| 3. | rivet - hold (someone's attention); "The discovery of the skull riveted the paleontologists" |
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rivet
verbThe American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
بِرْشامَه، مِسْمار بِرْشاميُبَرْشِم، يُثَبِّت ألواحاً مَعْدَنِيَّهيُثَبِّت
nýtnýtovatstát jako přibitýupřít
naglenitte
naulitaniitataniitti
megszegecselösszeszegecselrátapadszegecsszegecsel
festa, neglahnoîhnoîa
įbestikniedėkniedytikniedytojassukniedyti
kniedekniedētpiekaltpiesaistīt uzmanībusakniedēt
nit
nitnitovaťstáť ako pribitýznitovať
perçinperçinlemekbüyülemekgözlerini ayıramamakhayran bırakmak
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
rivet
[ˈrɪvɪt] n → rivet m
vt
(= fix) to be riveted to the spot [person] → être cloué(e) sur place
(= fasten with rivets) → riveter
vi (= fix) to rivet on sth [eyes, gaze] → se fixer sur qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
rivet
n → Niete f
vt (lit) → nieten; two things → vernieten; (fig) audience, attention → fesseln; his eyes were riveted to the screen → sein Blick war auf die Leinwand geheftet; it riveted our attention → das fesselte uns or unsere Aufmerksamkeit; riveted (to the spot) by fear → vor Angst wie festgenagelt; rivet joint → Nietnaht f, → Nietung f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
rivet
[ˈrɪvɪt]Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
rivet
(ˈrivit) noun a sort of metal nail; a bolt for fastening plates of metal together eg when building the sides of a ship.
verb – past tense, past participle ˈriveted – 1. to fasten with rivets. They riveted the sheets of metal together.
2. to fix firmly. He stood riveted to the spot with fear; His eyes were riveted on the television.
ˈriveter nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.