Clasp Definition
klăsp
clasped, clasping, clasps
noun
clasps
A fastening, as a hook, buckle, or catch, to hold two things or parts together.
Webster's New World
The act of holding or grasping; embrace.
Webster's New World
An embrace or hug.
American Heritage
A grip of the hand.
Webster's New World
A metal bar attached to the ribbon of a military decoration to show a subsequent award of the same medal or to specify the type or place of service.
Webster's New World
verb
clasped, clasping, clasps
To fasten with or as with a clasp.
Webster's New World
To hold tightly with the arms or hands; grasp firmly; embrace.
Webster's New World
To grip with the hand.
Webster's New World
To entwine about; cling to.
Webster's New World
To shut or fasten together with, or as if with, a clasp.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Clasp
Noun
Singular:
clasp
Plural:
claspsOrigin of Clasp
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Noun dated in the 13th Century CE and verb dated in the late 14th Century CE; from claspe, possible modification of clapse, which is from Old English clyppan (“to grasp”). Related to enclasp (“embrace, hold tightly in one's arms”).
From Wiktionary
Middle English claspe probably ultimately from Old English clyppan to grasp, hold
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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