clamp, clip, hammer, twist, screw, snap, fit, plug in, tack, rig, sew, stitch, staple, couple, interlock, harness, hook up, nail, hitch, tether, interlace, zip, tie, buckle, pin, join, patch, cobble together, bridge, link, lash together, mesh, strap, rope together, jam together, slide (into a slot), knit (together), hold together, slap together, fasten, entwine, knot together, interweave, interlink, catenate

smelt, fuse, forge, solder, braze, weld, glaze, bond, meld, melt, join, coalesce, synthesize, merge, compound, combine, unite, splice, amalgamate, alloy

lash, bind, settle, snap, brace, freeze, hold in place, stabilize, plug in, tack, stitch, secure, fuse, fix, interlock, attach, mount, confine, paralyze, bear down, stick, buckle, pin, meld, rivet, tie up/down, restrict, immobilize, toggle, strap, hold together, fasten, cement, embed, lodge, peg, screw down/on, nail down, strengthen (with rebar), snap down, inactivate, deactivate, bring to a standstill, undergird