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clasp
[klasp, klahsp] 
noun, verb, clasped or (Archaic
) claspt [klaspt, klahspt] ; clasping.–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. |
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| clasp (klāsp) n.
[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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Clasp
Clasp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Clasped; p. pr. & vb. n. Clasping] [OE. claspen, clapsen, prob. akin to E. clap.]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.Clasp
Clasp\, n. 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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : clasp
Spanish:
cierre, broche,
German:
der Haken,
Japanese:
留め金
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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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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clasp (klāsp)
n.
A part of a removable partial denture that directly retains or stabilizes a denture.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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