clasp

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /klæsp/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /klɑːsp/

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Noun

Singular clasp

Plural clasps

1. A clasp is a device that fastens two or more things together.

Verb

Plain form clasp

Third-person singular clasps

Past tense clasped

Past participle clasped

Present participle clasping

1. (transitive) If you clasp something, you hold or grab it tightly.

   They clasped hands and parted as friends.