CLASP
\klˈasp], \klˈasp], \k_l_ˈa_s_p]\
Definitions of CLASP
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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fasten with or as if with a brooch
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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"
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hold firmly and tightly
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grasp firmly; "The child clasped my hands"
By Princeton University
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fasten with or as if with a brooch
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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"
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hold firmly and tightly
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grasp firmly; "The child clasped my hands"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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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To inclose and hold in the hand or with the arms; to grasp; to embrace.
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To surround and cling to; to entwine about.
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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.
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A close embrace; a throwing of the arms around; a grasping, as with the hand.
By Oddity Software
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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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To inclose and hold in the hand or with the arms; to grasp; to embrace.
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To surround and cling to; to entwine about.
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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.
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A close embrace; a throwing of the arms around; a grasping, as with the hand.
By Noah Webster.
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To shut or fasten together with, or as with, a fastener; to embrace; to hold firmly.
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A hook; a close embrace.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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A hook for fastening: an embrace.
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To fasten with a clasp: to inclose and hold in the hand or arms: to embrace: to twine round.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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In dentistry, a piece of spring metal adjusted to three sides of a tooth, with one or both ends free, designed to support partial dentures or other apparatus worn in the mouth.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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