1. To fasten with a buckle or buckles; SYN. clasp.
2. To fold or collapse; SYN. crumple.

1. To form a curl, curve, or kink; SYN. curve, kink.
2. To twist or roll into coils or ringlets; SYN. wave.

1. To attach to.
2. To become fixed or fastened.
3. To cause to be firmly attached; SYN. fix, secure.

To secure by locking.

1. To close down a business or activity, usually by force.
2. To close a program or an operating system in a manner ensuring that no data is lost.

(Irregular preterit, past participle: shut).
1. To close.
2. To close off.