fasten upon

THESAURUS

fasten upon

account for, accredit with, accrete to, accuse, acknowledge, allege, apply to, arraign, article, ascribe to, assign to, attach to, attribute to, blame, blame for, blame on, book, bring accusation, bring charges, bring home to, bring to book, burden with, catch at, charge, charge on, charge to, cite, complain, confess, connect with, credit with, demand, denounce, denunciate, enjoin, exact, fasten on, father upon, finger, fix on, fix upon, freight with, hang on, hang something on, impeach, imply, impose, impose on, impose upon, impute, impute to, indict, inflict on, inflict upon, inform against, inform on, insinuate, jump, jump at, lay, lay charges, lay on, lay to, levy, lodge a complaint, lodge a plaint, pin on, pinpoint, place, place upon, point to, pounce upon, prefer charges, press charges, put, put down, put on, put on report, put upon, refer to, report, reproach, saddle on, saddle with, scramble for, seize on, set, set down to, settle upon, snap at, snatch at, spring upon, subject to, swoop down upon, take to task, task, taunt with, tax, twit, weight down with, yoke with

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fasten upon

Taking

VB take, catch, hook, nab, bag, sack, pocket, put into one's pocket, receive, accept, reap, crop, cull, pluck, gather, draw, appropriate, expropriate, impropriate, assume, possess oneself of, take possession of, commandeer, lay one's hands on, clap one's hands on, help oneself to, make free with, dip one's hands into, lay under contribution, intercept, scramble for, deprive of, take away, carry away, bear away, take off, carry off, bear off, adeem, abstract, hurry off with, run away with, abduct, steal, ravish, seize, pounce upon, spring upon, swoop to, swoop down upon, take by storm, take by assault, snatch, reave, snap up, nip up, whip up, catch up, kidnap, crimp, capture, lay violent hands on, get hold of, lay hold of, take hold of, catch hold of, lay fast hold of, take firm hold of, lay by the heels, take prisoner, fasten upon, grip, grapple, embrace, gripe, clasp, grab, clutch, collar, throttle, take by the throat, claw, clinch, clench, make sure of, catch at, jump at, make a grab at, snap at, snatch at, reach, make a long arm, stretch forth one's hand, take from, take away from, disseize, deduct, retrench, dispossess, ease one of, snatch from one's grasp, tear from, tear away from, wrench from, wrest from, wring from, extort, deprive of, bereave, disinherit, cut off with a shilling, oust, divest, levy, distrain, confiscate, sequester, sequestrate, accroach, usurp, despoil, strip, fleece, shear, displume, impoverish, eat out of house and home, drain, drain to the dregs, gut, dry, exhaust, swallow up, absorb, draw off, suck the blood of, suck like a leech, retake, resume, recover.