clasp
pronunciation
How to pronounce clasp in British English:
UK [klɑːsp]
How to pronounce clasp in American English:
US [klæsp]
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- Noun:
- a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together
- the act of grasping
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- Verb:
- hold firmly and tightly
- fasten with or as if with a brooch
- fasten with a buckle or buckles
- grasp firmly
Word Origin
- clasp (n.)
- c. 1300, claspe, "metal catch or hook used to hold things together," perhaps a metathesis of clapse, and thus from or related to Old English clyppan "clasp" (see clip (v.2)).
- clasp (v.)
- late 14c., from clasp (n.). Related: Clasped; clasping.
Example
- 1. And reach around to the clasp .
- 2. A figure 8 clasp is included .
- 3. Hong kong icac long service medal -- second clasp .
- 4. Please ring the insurance clasp well to make sure your safety after going into .
- 5. An often ornamented clasp or brooch used in ancient greece and rome to fasten clothing .