clasp | English to English Dictionary

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clasp

(kl/&/sp )

a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
the act of grasping(noun.act)

Example:
He released his clasp on my arm.

Synonym:
clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold

source: wordnet30
An adjustable catch, bent plate, or hook, for holding together two objects or the parts of anything, as the ends of a belt, the covers of a book, etc.(noun)

source: webster1913

hold firmly and tightly(verb.contact)

Antonym:
unclasp

source: wordnet30
fasten with or as if with a brooch(verb.contact)

Synonym:
brooch

source: wordnet30
fasten with a buckle or buckles(verb.contact)

Synonym:
buckle
Antonym:
unbuckle

source: wordnet30
grasp firmly(verb.contact)

Example:
The child clasped my hands.

source: wordnet30
To shut or fasten together with, or as with, a clasp; to shut or fasten (a clasp, or that which fastens with a clasp).(verb)

source: webster1913

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