CLASP
/klɑːsp/ ► audio Scrabble 9 Words With Friends 12
Definition
- noun a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together.
- noun the act of grasping.
— synonyms: clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold
- verb hold firmly and tightly.
- verb fasten with or as if with a brooch.
— synonyms: brooch
- verb fasten with a buckle or buckles.
— synonyms: buckle
- verb grasp firmly.
Examples
- “I always have a hard time working the clasp on this necklace!”
- “He took her hand in a firm clasp.”
- “They clasped hands and parted as friends.”
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