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US
/ˈkɫæsp/
]
[ UK /klˈɑːsp/ ]
[ UK /klˈɑːsp/ ]
VERB
- hold firmly and tightly
- fasten with or as if with a brooch
- fasten with a buckle or buckles
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grasp firmly
The child clasped my hands
NOUN
- a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together
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the act of grasping
he released his clasp on my arm
he has a strong grip for an old man
she kept a firm hold on the railing
How To Use clasp In A Sentence
- And if you ever attempt to go forth again to find out new wonders in the world, I shall clasp you round with my arms, as I do now, and keep you prisoner against your will; and if you say 'Farewell' a hundred times to me, I shall blot out that sad word every time with my lips, and put a better one in its place, until my word conquers yours. A Crystal Age
- Now the word "prayer" to non-Muslim readers will evoke an image of people perhaps silently clasping their hands together, leaning forward in a pew, and either silently, to themselves, or in a quiet tone, speaking heartfeltly to God. David Horowitz Freedom Center
- Above the clasped hands are a peace pipe and a tomahawk.
- The crew snarled like roused curs, and some made as if to stand, hands clasping the hilts of cutlasses and swords, daggers and stilettos.
- I see nothing wrong with clasping them above the waist.
- You can make them more formal with the addition of a diamanté brooch to use as a clasp on the front or the back.
- Instead of the classic English handshake at the end of matches, players opted instead for the ‘bro, you wuz good out there’ upright handclasp more usually seen on the streets of Harlem.
- Her golden-spun hair was loosely fastened in a clasp, and she held a small glass in her hand.
- A baby monkey clasps its mother's fur tightly.
- Hereupon all folk stared in hugeous wonderment to behold these two champions drop their swords and leap to clasp and hug each other in mighty arms, to pat each other's mailed shoulders and grasp each other's mailed hands. The Geste of Duke Jocelyn