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clasp

  [klasp, klahsp] noun, verb, clasped or (Archaic) claspt  [klaspt, klahspt] ; clasping.
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–noun
1. a device, usually of metal, for fastening together two or more things or parts of the same thing: a clasp for paper money; a clasp on a necklace.
2. a firm grasp or grip: a clasp of hands.
3. a tight embrace: She held the child in a loving clasp.
4. a small bar or metal design, as a star, for affixing to the ribbon of a military decoration to indicate that the bearer has been awarded the decoration an additional time.
–verb (used with object)
5. to fasten with or as with a clasp.
6. to furnish with a clasp.
7. to seize, grasp, or grip with the hand: She clasped the club in her hand.
8. to hold in a tight embrace; hug: He clasped the child to him.
–verb (used without object)
9. to embrace or hug: The lovers clasped.
Origin:
1275–1325; ME clasp (n.), claspen (v.), perh. b. clippen clip 2 and haspe hasp

Synonyms:
1. brooch, pin, clip, hook, catch. 3. hug.
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clasp   (klāsp)   
n.  

  1. A fastening, such as a hook or buckle, used to hold two or more objects or parts together.

    1. An embrace or hug.

    2. A grip or grasp of the hand.

  3. A small metal bar or other device attached to the ribbon of a military decoration to indicate the action or service for which it was awarded or an additional award of the same medal.

tr.v.   clasped, clasp·ing, clasps

  1. To fasten with or as if with a clasp.

  2. To hold in a tight embrace.

  3. To grip firmly in or with the hand; grasp.


[Middle English claspe, probably ultimately from Old English clyppan, to grasp, hold.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

clasp  (n.)
1307, claspe, perhaps metathesis alteration of clapse, and thus from O.E. clyppan "clasp." The verb is first recorded 1386.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: clasp
Pronunciation: 'klasp
Function: noun
: a device designed to encircle a tooth to hold a denture in place
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

clasp (klāsp)
n.
A part of a removable partial denture that directly retains or stabilizes a denture.

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Computing Dictionary

CLASP
Computer Language for AeronauticS and Programming

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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