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Another word for clasp

clasp Synonyms

clasp

n.

buckle, pin, hook, catch; see fastener.

clasp Synonyms

clasp

v.

To hold tightly
grasp, grip, embrace; see catch 1, hold 1, hug.
To fasten with a clasp
catch, hook, secure; see fasten 1.

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Another word for clasp

noun

A device for fastening or for checking motion:
catch, fastener, hook. See move
The act of embracing:
embrace, hug, squeeze. (Slang) clinch. See touch
An act or means of holding something:
clench, clutch¹, grasp, grip, hold. (Sports) grapple. See keep

verb

To put one's arms around affectionately:
embrace, enfold, hold, hug, press, squeeze. (Slang) clinch. (Archaic) bosom, clip², embosom. See touch
To take firmly with the hand and maintain a hold on:
clench, clutch¹, grab, grapple, grasp, grip, seize. See keep

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She flinched away as his fingers rested on the clasp of her dress.
It does not clasp its hands and pray to Jupiter.
In spite of the lapse of years, they seem so close to me that I should not think it strange if at any moment they should clasp my hand and speak words of endearment as they used to before they went away.
And he handed him his clasp knife.
She focused hard on the clasp, her senses filling with him.

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