[klasp, klahsp] 
noun, verb, clasped or (Archaic
) claspt [klaspt, klahspt] ; clasping.| 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. |
| 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. |
| 9. | to embrace or hug: The lovers clasped. |
clasp (klāsp)
n.
A part of a removable partial denture that directly retains or stabilizes a denture.