Clasp
noun
A device to hold things together or close.
She secured her necklace with a gold clasp.
Often appears as...
- bracelet clasp
- safety clasp
noun
An act of taking and holding someone tightly.
He held her in a tender clasp.
Often appears as...
- clasp hands
- clasp someone to one's heart
verb
To grab and hold something tightly.
He clasped the letter in his hand tightly.
Often appears as...
- clasp something to one's chest
- clasp one's hands
verb
To fasten with a device or mechanism.
She clasped her necklace around her neck.
Often appears as...
- clasp a bracelet
- clasp a locket
noun
A device to hold things together or close.
She secured her necklace with a gold clasp.
Often appears as...
- bracelet clasp
- safety clasp
noun
An act of taking and holding someone tightly.
He held her in a tender clasp.
Often appears as...
- clasp hands
- clasp someone to one's heart
verb
To grab and hold something tightly.
He clasped the letter in his hand tightly.
Often appears as...
- clasp something to one's chest
- clasp one's hands
verb
To fasten with a device or mechanism.
She clasped her necklace around her neck.
Often appears as...
- clasp a bracelet
- clasp a locket
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Jewelry Context
The word 'clasp' is often used for jewelry items like necklaces and bracelets.
Can you help me with the clasp on this bracelet?
Pro Tip 2/3Securing Objects
'Clasp' implies that the items are held together firmly and securely.
He fixed the clasp on the briefcase to safeguard the documents.
Pro Tip 3/3Closing Mechanism
A 'clasp' can be a small part that's essential for the function of larger objects.
The tent flap wouldn't close because the clasp was broken.
Pro Tip 1/3Jewelry Context
The word 'clasp' is often used for jewelry items like necklaces and bracelets.
Can you help me with the clasp on this bracelet?
Pro Tip 2/3Securing Objects
'Clasp' implies that the items are held together firmly and securely.
He fixed the clasp on the briefcase to safeguard the documents.
Pro Tip 3/3Closing Mechanism
A 'clasp' can be a small part that's essential for the function of larger objects.
The tent flap wouldn't close because the clasp was broken.
Pro Tip 1/3Jewelry Context
The word 'clasp' is often used for jewelry items like necklaces and bracelets.
Can you help me with the clasp on this bracelet?
Pro Tip 2/3Securing Objects
'Clasp' implies that the items are held together firmly and securely.
He fixed the clasp on the briefcase to safeguard the documents.
Pro Tip 3/3Closing Mechanism
A 'clasp' can be a small part that's essential for the function of larger objects.
The tent flap wouldn't close because the clasp was broken.
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Welcome to Earth PIPE...
i'm not going to need to do that two times white dots form root like tendrils that looks crazy birds fly fish dart it's a different planet down there scuba divers shine light how did i not know that this was in the world will grasp hands with a guide then hugs another he clasps his
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How the bra was invented...
shoulder straps, and a chest band that clasps in back. At first, the bras are included with the sale of a dress, but the popularity of the undergarment soon outstrips that of the garment itself. The three establish a business selling exclusively bras and call it Maidenform.
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Family, hope and...
His body had saved his son's life. As we arrived to the public hospital, to the gates of the public hospital, I noticed a young girl in a pink striped shirt, screaming. Nobody comforted the little girl as she clasped her tiny hands. She was the man's youngest daughter,
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3D printing to bring...
and the point is to tinker and create imaginary products so one of the things that we created was the apron that tweets we call it apron alert so there's a clasp when you close the clasp it sends a tweet so that people know that cooking is started and then when you
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Wisdom from great...
And besides, growing old only postponed the inevitable, time seeing through what circumstance did not. It was all a bit disheartening. A list, though, would last. To chronicle a life year by vulnerable year would be to clasp and to ground what was fleeting,
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LEGO for grownups PIPE...
and some of them sort of mimicking famous films and some totally original content -- just beautiful -- and people recreating all sorts of things. I have to take a moment. I love the guy who's like running away with his clasps, his hooks. Okay. Anyway.
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World's Deadliest...
scorpions are shy nocturnal animals that usually lie and wait for their prey and once their victim is captured by their clasped in the Scorpions pincers or poisoned by a deadly sting like this Roach digestive fluids turn the meal to
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Bra Business PIPE Secret...
hook and eye clasp two plastic rings and two slides double stitching is key to reinforcing the parts of the bra that will be under the most strain the trick here is to make the bra strong without
Video examples
World's Deadliest...
rather fearsome reputation they usually only sting as a last resort scorpions are shy nocturnal animals that usually lie and wait for their prey and once their victim is captured either clasped
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Monster Fish PIPE National...
working carefully guy attaches the second fishing line by hooking it to a metal clasp connected to Neal Patrick's
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Welcome to Earth PIPE...
i'm not going to need to do that two times white dots form root like tendrils that looks crazy birds fly fish dart it's a different planet down there scuba divers shine light how did i not know that this was in the world will grasp hands with a guide then hugs another he clasps his
Video examples
How the bra was invented...
shoulder straps, and a chest band that clasps in back. At first, the bras are included with the sale of a dress, but the popularity of the undergarment soon outstrips that of the garment itself. The three establish a business selling exclusively bras and call it Maidenform.
Video examples
Family, hope and...
His body had saved his son's life. As we arrived to the public hospital, to the gates of the public hospital, I noticed a young girl in a pink striped shirt, screaming. Nobody comforted the little girl as she clasped her tiny hands. She was the man's youngest daughter,
Video examples
3D printing to bring...
and the point is to tinker and create imaginary products so one of the things that we created was the apron that tweets we call it apron alert so there's a clasp when you close the clasp it sends a tweet so that people know that cooking is started and then when you
Video examples
Wisdom from great...
And besides, growing old only postponed the inevitable, time seeing through what circumstance did not. It was all a bit disheartening. A list, though, would last. To chronicle a life year by vulnerable year would be to clasp and to ground what was fleeting,
Video examples
LEGO for grownups PIPE...
and some of them sort of mimicking famous films and some totally original content -- just beautiful -- and people recreating all sorts of things. I have to take a moment. I love the guy who's like running away with his clasps, his hooks. Okay. Anyway.
Video examples
World's Deadliest...
scorpions are shy nocturnal animals that usually lie and wait for their prey and once their victim is captured by their clasped in the Scorpions pincers or poisoned by a deadly sting like this Roach digestive fluids turn the meal to
Video examples
Bra Business PIPE Secret...
hook and eye clasp two plastic rings and two slides double stitching is key to reinforcing the parts of the bra that will be under the most strain the trick here is to make the bra strong without
Video examples
World's Deadliest...
rather fearsome reputation they usually only sting as a last resort scorpions are shy nocturnal animals that usually lie and wait for their prey and once their victim is captured either clasped
Video examples
Monster Fish PIPE National...
working carefully guy attaches the second fishing line by hooking it to a metal clasp connected to Neal Patrick's
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Saira Banu
Indian Actress
In the very early years of our marriage I took seriously ill and I had to be hospitalised in London. Leaving everything aside, my Jaan was by my side, staying awake at times while I slept secure in the knowledge that I have strong hands clasping my hand, praying silently for my recovery.
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Michael Ignatieff
Canadian Politician
Politics is intensely physical: your hands touch, clasp and hold, and your eyes are always reaching for contact. None of this came naturally to me. I'd always put my trust in words and let the words do the work, but in politics, the real message is physical.
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Georgette Heyer
British Novelist
She bowed her head, clasping her hands tightly before her upon the arm of his chair, for her heart yearned towards him, yet could not reach him, and it made her throat ache with unhappiness to meet that look of his that rested on her face without seeing it.
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Vincent McNabb
Irish Clergyman
That mystic clasp of love lies not on the threshold but at the end of spiritual life, and can be reached for the most part only after much spiritual exercising, many denials, self-denials, watchings, and, it may be, the Cross of pain and disillusionment.
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Victor Hugo
French Author
One is not idle because one is absorbed. There is both visible and invisible labor. To contemplate is to toil, to think is to do. The crossed arms work, the clasped hands act. The eyes upturned to Heaven are an act of creation.
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Ali Wong
American Actress
The most valuable thing my dad taught me was to never care about what other people thought. When he came to my shows, and I'd announce his presence, he'd stand up with his hands clasped in victory and cheer my name.
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Aljamain Sterling
American Athlete
To be in the UFC and have the name but not the earnings, good for you, you get a hand clasp and a shake and a don't let the door hit you on the way out sort of thing.
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Marjorie Holmes
American Writer
What feeling is so nice as a child's hand in yours? So small, so soft and warm, like a kitten huddling in the shelter of your clasp.
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Laura van den Berg
American Writer
The moment when my husband and I clasped hands and turned from our officiant, newly wed, was the most light-filled of my life.
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Faith Salie
American Journalist
The custom of clasping hands is thought to date back thousands of years, as proof of not holding any weapons.
Quote examples
Saira Banu
Indian Actress
In the very early years of our marriage I took seriously ill and I had to be hospitalised in London. Leaving everything aside, my Jaan was by my side, staying awake at times while I slept secure in the knowledge that I have strong hands clasping my hand, praying silently for my recovery.
Quote examples
Michael Ignatieff
Canadian Politician
Politics is intensely physical: your hands touch, clasp and hold, and your eyes are always reaching for contact. None of this came naturally to me. I'd always put my trust in words and let the words do the work, but in politics, the real message is physical.
Quote examples
Georgette Heyer
British Novelist
She bowed her head, clasping her hands tightly before her upon the arm of his chair, for her heart yearned towards him, yet could not reach him, and it made her throat ache with unhappiness to meet that look of his that rested on her face without seeing it.
Quote examples
Vincent McNabb
Irish Clergyman
That mystic clasp of love lies not on the threshold but at the end of spiritual life, and can be reached for the most part only after much spiritual exercising, many denials, self-denials, watchings, and, it may be, the Cross of pain and disillusionment.
Quote examples
Victor Hugo
French Author
One is not idle because one is absorbed. There is both visible and invisible labor. To contemplate is to toil, to think is to do. The crossed arms work, the clasped hands act. The eyes upturned to Heaven are an act of creation.
Quote examples
Ali Wong
American Actress
The most valuable thing my dad taught me was to never care about what other people thought. When he came to my shows, and I'd announce his presence, he'd stand up with his hands clasped in victory and cheer my name.
Quote examples
Aljamain Sterling
American Athlete
To be in the UFC and have the name but not the earnings, good for you, you get a hand clasp and a shake and a don't let the door hit you on the way out sort of thing.
Quote examples
Marjorie Holmes
American Writer
What feeling is so nice as a child's hand in yours? So small, so soft and warm, like a kitten huddling in the shelter of your clasp.
Quote examples
Laura van den Berg
American Writer
The moment when my husband and I clasped hands and turned from our officiant, newly wed, was the most light-filled of my life.
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Faith Salie
American Journalist
The custom of clasping hands is thought to date back thousands of years, as proof of not holding any weapons.
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