hasped

as inhook

Synonyms for hasped

verb grab, catch

Antonyms for hasped

Word Origin & History

Old English hæpse "fastening, clip," with later Old English metathesis of -p- and -s-. Related to Old Norse hespa "hasp, fastening," Middle Dutch, German haspe "clamp, hinge, hook," of uncertain origin.

Example Sentences for hasped

As she did so, she made sure that her window was hasped wide.

The door was hasped, with a crook let into a staple so that it might, if necessary, be padlocked.

The screened doors were shut and hasped, but the windows were all open.

The door was hasped and fastened with a stick; precaution enough in such a place, and for all that it contained, too.

From the center of the back of the box a square was cut out and a trap door fitted in and hasped down.

I looked round, mistress, and found he was quite alone, and that the companion-head was hasped down.

The doors were locked, but the kitchen window was not hasped, and through it she climbed.