Clasp
Definition of Clasp
Pronunciation: klåsp | v. t. | 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. | | 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. |
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