Thesaurus: attachment

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1. n. The act attaching, or state of being attached; close adherence or affection; fidelity; regard; an/ passion of affection that binds a person; as, an attachment to a friend, or to a party.
2. n. That by which one thing is attached to another; connection; as, to cut the attachments of a muscle.
3. n. Something attached; some adjunct attached to an instrument, machine, or other object; as, a sewing machine attachment (i. e., a device attached to a sewing machine to enable it to do special work, as tucking, etc.).
4. n. A seizure or taking into custody by virtue of a legal process.
5. n. The writ or percept commanding such seizure or taking.
6. n. a feeling of affection for a person or an institution
7. n. a supplementary part or accessory
8. n. a writ authorizing the seizure of property that may be needed for the payment of a judgment in a judicial proceeding
9. n. a connection that fastens things together
10. n. faithful support for a cause or political party or religion
11. n. the act of attaching or affixing something
12. n. the act of fastening things together