clasp

see definition of clasp

nounfastener; hold on something
verbgrab tightly

Synonyms for clasp

noun fastener; hold on something

Antonyms for clasp

button

noun. fastener

catch

noun. fastener

catch

verb. ensnare, apprehend

catches

noun. fastener

catches

verb. ensnare, apprehend

Word Origin & History

c.1300, claspe, "metal catch or hook used to hold things together," perhaps a metathesis of clapse, and thus from or related to Old English clyppan "clasp" (see clip (v.2)).

Example Sentences for clasp

She swayed a little, so that the officer tightened his clasp on her wrist.

So vigorous was her movement that Cassidy's clasp was thrown off the wrist.

He received the medal and clasp, Khedive's star and the 3rd class of the Medjidie.

She struggled weakly to free herself, and his clasp only tightened jealously.

She looked from one to the other, and all she could do was to clasp her hands and smile.

It seemed to tremble, and to clasp its hands, and to smile, and to burst into tears.

Hamish did not know whose hands to clasp first; his, or his mother's.

"Ye—es," he replied absently, as he at length fixed the clasp.

Great was her happiness on feeling that he feebly returned the clasp.

The censer was made of iron, and was so large one could not clasp it with both arms.

clasp

Synonyms for clasp

Antonyms for clasp

More words related to clasp

buckle

button

catch

catch

catches

catches