clasp
noun
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the act of grasping“I released my clasp on the doorknob.”clenchclutchclutchesgraspgriphold
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a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together
verb
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to hold firmly and tightly
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to grasp firmly“The child clasped my hands”
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to fasten with a buckle or bucklesbuckle
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to fasten with or as if with a broochbrooch