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English

Pronunciation

  • An audio transcript can be found at en-us-clasp.ogg


Verb

  1. To take hold of; to grasp; to grab tightly.
  2. :They clasped hands and parted as friends.


Translations

  • Portuguese:
  • Spanish:

Noun

  1. A fastener or holder, particularly one that clasps.
  2. :I always have a hard time working the clasp on this necklace.


Translations

  • Japanese: 留め金 (とめがね, tomegane)

fr:clasp io:clasp hu:clasp ta:clasp te:clasp vi:clasp zh:clasp

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Clasp \Clasp\ (kl[.a]sp), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Clasped
(kl[.a]spt); p. pr. & vb. n. Clasping] [OE. claspen,
clapsen, prob. akin to E. clap.]
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).
[1913 Webster]

2. To inclose and hold in the hand or with the arms; to
grasp; to embrace.
[1913 Webster]

3. To surround and cling to; to entwine about. "Clasping
ivy." --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Clasp \Clasp\, 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.
[1913 Webster]

2. A close embrace; a throwing of the arms around; a
grasping, as with the hand.
[1913 Webster]

Clasp knife, a large knife, the blade of which folds or
shuts into the handle.

Clasp lock, a lock which closes or secures itself by means
of a spring.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet clasp
n 1: a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two
things together
2: 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" [syn: clench, clutch, clutches, grasp,
grip, hold]
v 1: hold firmly and tightly [ant: unclasp]
2: fasten with or as if with a brooch [syn: brooch]
3: fasten with a buckle or buckles [syn: buckle] [ant: unbuckle]
4: grasp firmly; "The child clasped my hands" [ant: unclasp]
Moby Dictionary
abduct , adhere , adhere to , agglomerate , around , articulate , batten ,
batten down , bear hug , bite , bolt , bosom , brooch , buckle , bunch ,
butt , button , carry off , catch , clamp , cleat , cleave , cleave to ,
clench , clinch , cling , cling to , clinging , clip , close , clot ,
cluster , clutch , coagulate , cohere , congeal , conglomerate ,
death grip , dovetail , embosom , embrace , enclose , enfold ,
enfoldment , envelop , fasten , fastener , fastening , firm hold , fold ,
follow close upon , foothold , footing , freeze to , go with , grab ,
grapple , grasp , grip , gripe , grow together , hang about , hang on ,
hang on to , hang together , hasp , hinge , hitch , hold , hold fast ,
hold on , hold on to , hold tight , hold together , hook , hover over ,
huddle , hug , hug the shore , iron grip , jam , joint , keep close to ,
keep hold of , kidnap , latch , lie by , lock , march with , mass , miter ,
mortise , nail , never let go , nip , peg , persist , pin , press ,
purchase , rabbet , rivet , scarf , screw , seizure , set , sew , shanghai ,
skewer , snap , solidify , squeeze , stand by , staple , stay ,
stay inshore , stay near , stay put , stick , stick to , stick together ,
stitch , tack , tailgate , take hold of , tenure , throttle , tight grip ,
toehold , toggle , wedge , zipper


FOLDOC CLASP

Computer Language for AeronauticS and Programming.

A real-time language from NASA focussing on fixed-point
mathematics. CLASP is a near subset of SPL, with some ideas
from PL/I.

["Flight Computer and Language Processor Study", Raymond
J. Rubey, Management Information Services, Detroit, 1971].

(1994-10-13)


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