clasp

1. 1.

   a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together

   Broaderfastener

   Part ofbraceletbag
2. 2.

   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”

   Synonymsclenchclutchclutchesgraspgriphold

   Broadergrasping

   Narrowerchokeholdembracewrestling hold

Other forms of clasp

plural

clasps·

past tense

clasped·

present participle

clasping·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about clasp

What does clasp mean?

clasp means "hold firmly and tightly". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in clasp?

clasp has 1 syllable: clasp. In IPA it is /ˈklæsp/.

What is another word for clasp?

Close synonyms include brooch, buckle, clench, clutch, clutches. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of clasp?

The recorded antonyms are unclasp, unclasp.

Is clasp a common word?

clasp is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with clasp?

1 word rhymes with clasp. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.