CLASP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does clasp mean? 

• CLASP (noun)
  The noun CLASP has 2 senses:

1. a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together
2. the act of grasping

  Familiarity information: CLASP used as a noun is rare.

• CLASP (verb)
  The verb CLASP has 4 senses:

1. hold firmly and tightly
2. fasten with or as if with a brooch
3. fasten with a buckle or buckles
4. grasp firmly

  Familiarity information: CLASP used as a verb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CLASP (noun)

Meaning:

A fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("clasp" is a kind of...):

fastener; fastening; fixing; holdfast (restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place)

Holonyms ("clasp" is a part of...):

bag; handbag; pocketbook; purse (a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women))

bangle; bracelet (jewelry worn around the wrist for decoration)

Meaning:

The act of grasping

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

clutch; clutches; grip; hold; clasp; clench; grasp

Context examples:

he released his clasp on my arm / he has a strong grip for an old man / she kept a firm hold on the railing

Hypernyms ("clasp" is a kind of...):

grasping; prehension; seizing; taking hold (the act of gripping something firmly with the hands)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "clasp"):

choke hold; chokehold (a restraining hold; someone loops the arm around the neck of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind)

embrace; embracement; embracing (the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection))

wrestling hold (a hold used in the sport of wrestling)

• CLASP (verb)

Meaning:

Hold firmly and tightly

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "clasp" is one way to...):

grasp; hold on (hold firmly)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "clasp"):

bosom; embrace; hug; squeeze (squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Antonym:

unclasp (release from a clasp)

Meaning:

Fasten with or as if with a brooch

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

brooch; clasp

Hypernyms (to "clasp" is one way to...):

fasten; fix; secure (cause to be firmly attached)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Meaning:

Fasten with a buckle or buckles

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

buckle; clasp

Hypernyms (to "clasp" is one way to...):

fasten; fix; secure (cause to be firmly attached)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Meaning:

Grasp firmly

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

The child clasped my hands

Hypernyms (to "clasp" is one way to...):

clutch; prehend; seize (take hold of; grab)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Antonym:

unclasp (release from a clasp)