grommet

noun

1. A reinforced eyelet, or a small metal or plastic ring used to reinforce an eyelet.
2. A ring formed of a single strand of rope, laid in three times round, fastening the upper edge of a sail to its stay.
3. An eyelet at the hoist end of a flag, used to fasten the flag to its halyard.
4. (slang)A young or inexperienced surfer, skateboarder, or snowboarder.
5. A boy serving on a ship.

verb

1. (transitive)To insert a grommet into.

   “The device takes the form of a guard for the punch presses which are used in grommeting mail bags in the process of manufacture.”

   “There was little point in grommeting the hole, since the wrapping was already as rigid and tough as its invisibility permitted.”

2. (transitive)To fasten using a grommet.
3. (intransitive)To apply grommets.