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clasp

noun

1 clasp

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

Roget 230: outline, circumference; perimeter, periphery, ambit, circuit, lines tournure, contour, profile, silhouette; bounds; coast line.    zone, belt, ... show more

Roget 45: vinculum, link; connective, connection; junction etc. 43; bond of union, copula, hyphen, intermedium; bracket; bridge, stepping-stone, ... show more

Dutch: kram
Polish: łapaczka

2 clasp

The act of grasping:
— He released his clasp on my arm.

synonyms: clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold.

Dutch: klemmen, omklemmen
Polish: chwyt

verb

1 clasp

Hold firmly and tightly.

Roget 789: take, catch, hook, nab, bag, sack, pocket, put into one's pocket; receive; accept.    reap, crop, cull, ... show more

Roget 902: caress, fondle, pet, dandle; pat, pat on the head, pat on the cheek; chuck under the chin, smile upon, coax, wheedle, cosset, coddle, cocker, ... show more

Roget 197: be near etc. adj.; adjoin, hang about, trench on; border upon, verge upon; stand by, approximate, tread on the heels of, cling to, clasp, hug; ... show more

Roget 46: cohere, adhere, stick, cling, cleave, hold, take hold of, hold fast, close with, clasp, hug; grow together, hang together; twine round ... show more

2 clasp

Fasten with or as if with a brooch.

synonym: brooch.

3 clasp

Fasten with a buckle or buckles.

synonym: buckle.

Roget 43: join, unite; conjoin, connect; associate; put together, lay together, clap together, hang together, lump together, hold together, piece together [Fr.], tack together, fix together, ... show more

4 clasp

Grasp firmly.


Moby thesaurus: abduct, adhere, adhere to, agglomerate, around, articulate, batten, batten down, bear hug, bite, bolt, bosom, brooch, buckle, bunch, butt, button, carry off, catch, clamp ... show more.

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