clasp

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). Source: opted

2. v. t. To inclose and hold in the hand or with the arms; to grasp; to embrace. Source: opted

3. v. t. To surround and cling to; to entwine about. Source: opted

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. Source: opted

5. n. A close embrace; a throwing of the arms around; a grasping, as with the hand. Source: opted

6. n. a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together Source: wordnet

7. n. the act of grasping Source: wordnet

8. v. hold firmly and tightly Source: wordnet

9. v. fasten with or as if with a brooch Source: wordnet

10. v. fasten with a buckle or buckles Source: wordnet

11. v. grasp firmly Source: wordnet

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. Source: webster

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