Clasp Synonyms and Antonyms

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Synonyms for Clasp

entwine
To twine or twist together.
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grasp
To reach for and try to seize
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buckle
The definition of a buckle is a clasp used for fastening or closing.
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hook
(Basketball) A hook shot.
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embrace
To include or contain as part of something broader.
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cling
To remain emotionally attached; hold on:
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pin
An ornament, badge, or emblem having a pin or clasp with which it is fastened to the clothing
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catch
To seize or intercept a object moving through the air (or, sometimes, some other medium). syn. transl. [from 16th c.]
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secure
To make certain; ensure:
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squeeze
A facsimile impression made by pressing a soft substance onto something, as a coin or inscription
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clinch
The definition of a clinch is a fastening, or something used to fasten, or is slang for a embrace.
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clench
Something, such as a mechanical device, that clenches or holds fast.
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clutch
A tight grasp.
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grip
The act of taking firmly and holding fast with the hand, teeth, an instrument, etc.; secure grasp; firm hold
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grapple
A coming to grips; hand-to-hand fight
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enfold
To embrace.
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press
To lay stress upon, emphasize
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bosom
To conceal; to hide from view; to embosom.
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clip
To grip tightly.
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grab
(Informal) To get or take quickly
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seize
To put in legal possession of a particular thing; assign ownership to
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brooch
To adorn as with a brooch.
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clamp
The definition of clamp is to fasten things firmly together.
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constrain
To keep within close bounds; to confine
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fold
To bring from a compact to an extended position; unfold:
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hasp
(Rare) To fasten with or as with a hasp
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hoop
(Dated) To utter a loud cry, or a sound imitative of the word, by way of call or pursuit; to shout.
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infold
To clasp with the arms; embrace.
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lock
To equip (a canal, etc.) with a lock or locks
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surround
To form an enclosure around; encompass
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clutches
Plural form of clutch
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Antonyms for Clasp

loose
To unfasten, to loosen.
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let-go
(Euphemistic, usually reflexively) To gain weight
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unclasp
To release or relax a clasp or grasp; let go.
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unbuckle
To unfasten (the buckle of (a belt, shoe, etc))
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Words Related to Clasp

fasten
To cause to take close effect; to make to tell; to land.
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hold
To cause to wait or delay.
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fastener
A device, such as a seat belt, that secures a person or object.
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hug
To hold steadfastly to; cherish:
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move
The act of moving; a movement.
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touch
A facility; a knack:
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keep
(Historical) The main tower of a castle or fortress, located within the castle walls. (According to keep, the word comes "from the Middle English term kype, meaning basket or cask, and was a term applied to the shell keep at Guînes, said to resemble a barrel".)
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deployant
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pommel
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anklet
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hook-and-eye
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strap
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collar
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gorget
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hem
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Clasp Sentence Examples

  • It does not clasp its hands and pray to Jupiter.

  • And he handed him his clasp knife.

  • She flinched away as his fingers rested on the clasp of her dress.

  • She focused hard on the clasp, her senses filling with him.

  • 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.

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