rivet
[verb]
Synonyms: fasten, affix, attach, fix, concenter, concentrate, fixate, focus, put

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I. riv‧et¹ /ˈrɪvət, ˈrɪvɪt/ verb

1. be riveted on/to/by something if your attention is riveted on something, you are so interested or so frightened that you keep looking at it:
All eyes were riveted on her in horror.

2. be riveted to the spot to be so shocked or frightened that you cannot move

3. [transitive] to fasten something with rivets

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. rivet² noun [countable]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: river 'to be fastened']
a metal pin used to fasten pieces of metal together ⇒ bolt

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲