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How to pronounce clasp in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms buckle
Type of secure, fix, fasten
Type Words
Synonyms brooch
Type of fix, fasten, secure
Type Words
Synonyms clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold
Type of taking hold, seizing, prehension, grasping
Has types choke hold, embracing, embracement, embrace, chokehold, wrestling hold


he released his clasp on my arm.
Type Words
Type of fixing, fastening, fastener, holdfast
Type Words
Type of seize, clutch, prehend


The child clasped my hands.
Type Words
Type of grasp, hold on
Has types squeeze, bosom, embrace, hug

Examples of clasp

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Then Di Canio broke away to give Yossi Benayoun a hearty hand-clasp and man-hug.
From the independent.co.uk
Prosecutors also say Sollecito's DNA was found on the clasp of the victim's bra.
From the express.co.uk
A student leaned over his desk to clasp his arms around the guy in front of him.
From the timesunion.com
Glo slipped the clasp and opened the book to an elaborately inked frontispiece.
From the post-gazette.com
This is normally on the inside of a ring, and on or near the clasp of a necklace.
From the thenewstribune.com
Then she found the clasp for the chain and fastened the locket around her neck.
From the newsobserver.com
And it's with grace and vigor that these actresses clasp hands across the divide.
From the washingtonpost.com
The clasp on the scroll was changed from the pin on type to a double clutch back.
From the en.wikipedia.org
She scoured fabric shops for the right elastic and designed her own plastic clasp.
From the inrich.com
More examples
  • A fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together
  • Hold firmly and tightly
  • Brooch: fasten with or as if with a brooch
  • The act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing"
  • Buckle: fasten with a buckle or buckles
  • Grasp firmly; "The child clasped my hands"
  • The CLASP (Consortium of Local Authorities Special Programme) system was a scheme developed in the 1950s by English local authorities to devise a method of designing and assembling prefabricated buildings for use in the public sector. ...
  • A fastener or holder, particularly one that clasps; To take hold of; to grasp; to grab tightly
  • (Clasps) are connectors used to join the ends of a necklace or bracelet.