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unclasp
[
uhn-
klasp
,
-
klahsp
]
un·clasp
/
ʌnˈklæsp
,
-ˈklɑsp
/
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[
uhn-
klasp
,
-
klahsp
]
Show IPA
verb (used with object)
1.
to undo the
clasp
or
clasps
of; unfasten.
2.
to release from the grasp:
to unclasp a sword handle.
verb (used without object)
3.
to become unclasped, as the hands or arms.
4.
to release or relax the grasp.
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Origin:
1520–30;
un-
2
+
clasp
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unclasp
(ʌnˈklɑːsp)
—
vb
1.
(
tr
) to unfasten the clasp of (something)
2.
to release one's grip (upon an object)
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"O these encounterers, so glib of tongue,
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And daughters of the game."
-Shakespeare
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