clasp Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together
  2. noun the act of grasping
    grip; clutches; clutch; clench; grasp; hold.
    • he released his clasp on my arm
    • he has a strong grip for an old man
    • she kept a firm hold on the railing
  3. verb hold firmly and tightly
  4. verb fasten with or as if with a brooch
    brooch.
  5. verb fasten with a buckle or buckles
    buckle.
  6. verb grasp firmly
    • The child clasped my hands

WordNet

Clasp transitive verb
Etymology
OE. claspen, clapsen, prob. akin to E. clap.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Clasped ; present participle & verbal noun Clasping
Definitions
  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).
  2. To inclose and hold in the hand or with the arms; to grasp; to embrace.
  3. To surround and cling to; to entwine about. "Clasping ivy." Milton.
Clasp noun
Definitions
  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.
  2. A close embrace; a throwing of the arms around; a grasping, as with the hand.

Webster 1913