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Definition clasp in American English

clasp verb

[transitive] verb
/klæsp/
1

to hold someone or something tightly with your hand

Example

He clasped Lindsay's hand tightly.

Example

Rick had a handkerchief clasped to his nose to try to stop the bleeding.

Synonyms and related words
hold on carry hang on
1.1

if you clasp your hands, or if they are clasped, you hold them together with the fingers of one hand in between the fingers of the other

Example

Porter clasped his hands behind his head and grinned.

Synonyms and related words
hold on carry hang on
1.2

to hold someone or something tightly with your arms

Example

She lay beside him, clasped in his arms.

Example

She clasped the crying child to her breast.

Synonyms and related words
hold on carry hang on
2

to fasten something that has a clasp

Synonyms and related words
close off lock out shut
Definition clasp in American English