Thesaurus: clasp

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1. v. t. To shut or fasten together with, or as with, a clasp; to shut or fasten (a clasp, or that which fastens with a clasp).
2. v. t. To inclose and hold in the hand or with the arms; to grasp; to embrace.
3. v. t. To surround and cling to; to entwine about.
4. n. 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.
5. n. A close embrace; a throwing of the arms around; a grasping, as with the hand.
6. n. a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together
7. n. the act of grasping
8. v. hold firmly and tightly
9. v. fasten with or as if with a brooch
10. v. fasten with a buckle or buckles
11. v. grasp firmly
12. 1. To shut or fasten together with, or as with, a clasp; to shut or fasten (a clasp, or that which fastens with a clasp). 2. To inclose and hold in the hand or with the arms; to grasp; to embrace. 3. To surround and cling to; to entwine about. "Clasping ivy." Milton. 1. 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. 2. A close embrace; a throwing of the arms around; a grasping, as with the hand. Clasp knife, a large knife, the blade of which folds or shuts into the handle. -- Clasp lock, a lock which closes or secures itself by means of a spring.