Meaning of rivet

Definition of rivet

(noun) ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt)

heavy pin having a head at one end and the other end being hammered flat after being passed through holes in the pieces that are fastened together

(verb) direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"

fasten with a rivet or rivets

hold (someone's attention); "The discovery of the skull riveted the paleontologists"

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