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unclasp

[ uhn-klasp, -klahsp ]

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)

  1. to become unclasped, as the hands or arms.
  2. to release or relax the grasp.

unclasp

/ ʌnˈklɑːsp /

verb

  1. tr to unfasten the clasp of (something)
  2. to release one's grip (upon an object)


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Word History and Origins

Origin of unclasp1

First recorded in 1520–30; un- 2 + clasp

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Example Sentences

Before Ripperda could unclasp his lips to reply, the stranger had opened the door, and passed through it like a gliding shadow.

Valverde, probably thinking he could show him to unclasp the volume, stepped nearer to him.

"Some wine," cried Tristram, chafing Harry's forehead and gently striving to unclasp his sister's arms.

The awful figure held up a warning finger, and then began deliberately to unclasp the volume he held in his hands.

When walking with his mother he seeks to unclasp his hand from hers and make a little detour in the grass along the way.

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