| VERB | contact | clasp | hold firmly and tightly |
|---|---|---|---|
| contact | clasp, brooch | fasten with or as if with a brooch | |
| contact | clasp, buckle | fasten with a buckle or buckles | |
| contact | clasp | grasp firmly | |
| NOUN | artifact | clasp | a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together |
| act | clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold | the act of grasping |
| Sounds | klae'sp | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | asp ... rasp: 6 rhymes with aesp... | |
| Meaning | A fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together. | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of | bag, handbag, pocketbook, purse | A container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women) |
| bracelet, bangle | jewelry worn around the wrist for decoration | |
| Broader | fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing | restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place |
| Spanish | broche | |
| Catalan | fermall | |
| Verbs | clasp | fasten with a buckle or buckles |
| clasp | fasten with or as if with a brooch | |
| Meaning | The act of grasping. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "he released his clasp on my arm" | |
| Synonyms | clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold | |
| Narrower | chokehold, choke hold | A restraining hold / hold |
| embrace, embracing, embracement | The act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection) | |
| wrestling hold | A hold used in the sport of wrestling | |
| Broader | grasping, taking hold, seizing, prehension | The act of gripping / gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles) |
| Spanish | agarre, agarro, agarrón | |
| Catalan | agafada, agarrada | |
| Verbs | clasp | hold firmly and tightly |
| clasp | grasp firmly | |
| Meaning | hold firmly and tightly. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Narrower | embrace, hug, bosom, squeeze | Squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness |
| Broader | grasp, hold on | hold firmly |
| Opposite | unclasp | Release from a clasp |
| Spanish | agarrar, apretar, asir, estrechar | |
| Catalan | estrènyer | |
| Nouns | clasp | the act of grasping |
| Meaning | Fasten with or as if with a brooch. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | brooch | |
| Broader | fasten, fix, secure | Cause to be firmly attached |
| Spanish | abrochar | |
| Nouns | clasp | a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together |
| Meaning | Fasten with a buckle or buckles. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | buckle | |
| Broader | fasten, fix, secure | Cause to be firmly attached |
| Opposite | unbuckle | undo the buckle of |
| Spanish | enhebillar | |
| Catalan | botonar, cordar, embotonar, ensivellar | |
| Nouns | clasp | a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together |
| Meaning | grasp firmly. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The child clasped my hands" | |
| Broader | seize, prehend, clutch | take hold of |
| Opposite | unclasp | Release from a clasp |
| Spanish | agarrar, asir, sujetar | |
| Nouns | clasp | the act of grasping |
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