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secure
adjective
- Affording protection: safe. See
safety
- Having a firm belief in one's own powers: assured, confident, self-assured, self-confident, self-possessed. See
attitude, belief
- Not easily moved or shaken: firm
1, solid, sound
2, stable, strong, sturdy, substantial, sure, unshakable. See
continue, strong
- Firmly settled or positioned: fast, firm
1, stable, steady, strong, sure. See
continue
- Persistently holding to something: clinging, fast, firm
1, tenacious, tight. See
free, tighten
- Such as could not possibly fail or disappoint: certain, infallible, sure, unerring, unfailing.
Informal: sure-fire. See
certain
verb
- To keep safe from danger, attack, or harm: defend, guard, preserve, protect, safeguard, shield, ward.
Archaic: fend. See
attack
- To make secure: anchor, catch, fasten, fix, moor.
Idiom:
make fast. See
move
- To join one thing to another: affix, attach, clip
2, connect, couple, fasten, fix, moor. See
assemble
- To make fast or firmly fixed, as by means of a cord or rope: bind, fasten, knot, tie, tie up. See
keep, tighten
- To render certain: assure, ensure, guarantee, insure, warrant.
Informal: cinch. See
certain
- To give a promise of payment of: guarantee. See
money, obligation
- To come into possession of: acquire, come by, gain, get, obtain, procure, win.
Informal: land, pick up. See
get
- To gain possession of, especially after a struggle or chase: capture, catch, get, net
1, take.
Informal: bag.
Slang: nail. See
get
- To be the cause of: bring, bring about, bring on, cause, effect, effectuate, generate, induce, ingenerate, lead to, make, occasion, result in, set off, stir
1 (up), touch off, trigger.
Idioms:
bring to pass (or effect), give rise to. See
start
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