clasp

Meanings

Noun

• A fastener or holder, particularly one that clasps.
• An embrace, a grasp, or handshake.

Verb

• To take hold of; to grasp; to grab tightly.
• To shut or fasten together with, or as if with, a clasp.

Related

Similar words

• beclasp

Origin

• Noun dated in the 13th century AD and verb dated in the late 14th century AD; from claspe, possible modification of clapse, which is from Old English clyppan ("to grasp"). Related to English enclasp ("embrace, hold tightly in one's arms").