Rivet definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

rivet in American English · 1. a metal bolt or pin with a head on one end, used to fasten plates or beams together by passing it through holes in them and then ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglishthoughvideo Videopronunciations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'rivet'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× rivet (rɪvɪt ) Wordforms:plural,3rdpersonsingularpresent tense,3rdpersonsingularpresent tenserivets ,presentparticipleriveting ,pasttense,pastparticipleriveted 1. verb Ifyouarerivetedbysomething,itfascinatesyouandholdsyourinterestcompletely. AsachildIrememberbeingrivetedbymygrandfather'sappearance.[beVERB-ed] HewasrivetedtotheMattDamonmovie.[beVERB-ed+to] Thescaronherfacehadimmediatelyrivetedtheirattention.[VERBnoun] 2. countablenoun Arivetisashortmetalpinwithaflatheadwhichisusedtofastenflatpiecesofmetaltogether. COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'rivet' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'jestee' HindiTranslationof'rivet' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency rivetinBritishEnglish (ˈrɪvɪt ) noun1. ashortmetalpinforfasteningtwoormorepiecestogether,havingaheadatoneend,theotherendbeinghammeredflatafterbeingpassedthroughholesinthepieces verbWordforms:-ets,-etingor-eted(transitive)2. tojoinbyriveting 3. tohammerinordertoformintoahead 4. (oftenpassive) tocausetobefixedorheldfirmly,asinfascinatedattention,horror,etc toberivetedtothespot CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformsriveter(ˈriveter)noun WordoriginC14:fromOldFrench,fromrivertofasten,fix,ofunknownorigin WordFrequency rivetinAmericanEnglish (ˈrɪvɪt ) noun1.  ametalboltorpinwithaheadononeend,usedtofastenplatesorbeamstogetherbypassingitthroughholesinthemandthenhammeringdowntheplainendintoaheadsoastolockitinplace 2.  asimilardeviceusedtofastenorstrengthenseams,asonworkclothes verbtransitive3.  tofastenwitharivetorrivets 4.  tohammerorspreadtheendof(abolt,etc.)intoahead,forfasteningsomething 5.  tofastenorsecurefirmly 6.  tofixorhold(theeyes,attention,etc.)firmly Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformsriveter(ˈriveter) noun WordoriginMEryvette