Definition of clasp

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Clasp (v. t.) To shut or fasten together with, or as with, a clasp; to shut or fasten (a clasp, or that which fastens with a clasp)..

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Clutch :: Clutch (n.) To seize, clasp, or gripe with the hand, hands, or claws; -- often figuratively; as, to clutch power..
Whittle :: Whittle (v. t.) To pare or cut off the surface of with a small knife; to cut or shape, as a piece of wood held in the hand, with a clasp knife or pocketknife..
Tendril :: Tendril (a.) Clasping; climbing as a tendril.
Fibula :: Fibula (n.) A brooch, clasp, or buckle..
Clasp :: Clasp (v. t.) To surround and cling to; to entwine about.
Hasp :: Hasp (n.) A clasp, especially a metal strap permanently fast at one end to a staple or pin, while the other passes over a staple, and is fastened by a padlock or a pin; also, a metallic hook for fastening a door..
Grip :: Grip (v. t.) A peculiar mode of clasping the hand, by which members of a secret association recognize or greet, one another; as, a masonic grip..
Amplectant :: Amplectant (a.) Clasping a support; as, amplectant tendrils..
Enclasp :: Enclasp (v. t.) To clasp. See Inclasp.
Clasp :: Clasp (v. t.) To inclose and hold in the hand or with the arms; to grasp; to embrace.
Inclasp :: Inclasp (v. t.) To clasp within; to hold fast to; to embrace or encircle.
Fold :: Fold (v. t.) To inclose within folds or plaitings; to envelop; to infold; to clasp; to embrace.
Embrace :: Embrace (n.) To clasp in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug.
Strap :: Strap (n.) A band, plate, or loop of metal for clasping and holding timbers or parts of a machine..
Embracement :: Embracement (n.) A clasp in the arms; embrace.
Gripe :: Gripe (v. t.) To catch with the hand; to clasp closely with the fingers; to clutch.
Hug :: Hug (n.) A close embrace or clasping with the arms, as in affection or in wrestling..
Slide :: Slide (n.) A clasp or brooch for a belt, or the like..
Clasper :: Clasper (n.) One of a pair of male copulatory organs, developed on the anterior side of the ventral fins of sharks and other elasmobranchs. See Illust. of Chimaera..
Embrace :: Embrace (n.) Intimate or close encircling with the arms; pressure to the bosom; clasp; hug.
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