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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024riv•et /ˈrɪvɪt/USA pronunciation n., v., -et•ed, -et•ing or (esp. Brit.) -et•ted, -et•ting. n. [countable] - Buildinga metal pin for passing through holes in plates to hold them together.
v. [~ + object] - Buildingto fasten with or as if with a rivet or rivets:riveting the wings to the body of the plane.
- to hold (someone's attention) firmly:Her attention was riveted on the magician.
riv•et•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024riv•et (riv′it),USA pronunciation n., v., -et•ed, -et•ing or (esp. Brit.) -et•ted, -et•ting. n. - Buildinga metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
v.t. - Buildingto fasten with a rivet or rivets.
- Buildingto hammer or spread out the end of (a pin, bolt, etc.) in order to form a head and secure something;
clinch. - to fasten or fix firmly.
- to hold (the eye, attention, etc.) firmly.
- Old French rivet, derivative of river to attach; (verb, verbal) Middle English revetten, derivative of the noun, nominal
- (noun, nominal) Middle English revette, rivette 1350–1400
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