Antonyms for clasp

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : klasp, klahsp

Phonetic Transcription : klæsp, klɑsp

Definition of clasp

Origin : c.1300, claspe, "metal catch or hook used to hold things together," perhaps a metathesis of clapse, and thus from or related to Old English clyppan "clasp" (see clip (v.2)).

noun fastener; hold on something
verb grab tightly

Example sentences :

She swayed a little, so that the officer tightened his clasp on her wrist.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

So vigorous was her movement that Cassidy's clasp was thrown off the wrist.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

He received the medal and clasp, Khedive's star and the 3rd class of the Medjidie.
Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill

She struggled weakly to free herself, and his clasp only tightened jealously.
Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower

She looked from one to the other, and all she could do was to clasp her hands and smile.
Extract from : « Hetty's Strange History » by Anonymous

It seemed to tremble, and to clasp its hands, and to smile, and to burst into tears.
Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens

Hamish did not know whose hands to clasp first; his, or his mother's.
Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood

"Ye—es," he replied absently, as he at length fixed the clasp.
Extract from : « The Slave Of The Lamp » by Henry Seton Merriman

Great was her happiness on feeling that he feebly returned the clasp.
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

The censer was made of iron, and was so large one could not clasp it with both arms.
Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various

Synonyms for clasp

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