Definition of Rivet
Rivet
riv·et
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(noun)
a short pin or bolt made of metal, usually with a head on one end, used to join two pieces of something together and fastened by flattening the other end into a second head;
e.g. He used a rivet to join the metal beams together.
(verb)
to attract and completely occupy someone's attention;
e.g. The movie is gripping enough to rivet even the most jaded audience.
(verb)
to hold someone or something so strongly that they/it cannot move;
e.g. His terror was great enough to rivet him to the spot so he did not run away.
(verb)
to firmly fasten, join, or fix two things together, using or as if using a pin/bolt made of metal;
e.g. The engineers intend to rivet these two pieces together to make the structure more steady.
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