clasp :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

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

clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold

n. 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"

clasp

v. hold firmly and tightly

grasp firmly

v. grasp firmly; "The child clasped my hands"

buckle

v. fasten with a buckle or buckles

brooch

v. fasten with or as if with a brooch

hook

n. a catch for locking a door

lock

n. any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured

jaw, jaws

n. holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object

vise, bench vise

n. a holding device attached to a workbench; has two jaws to hold workpiece firmly in place

fist, clenched fist

n. a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)

shake, handshake, handshaking, hand-shaking procedure

n. grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)

bag, cup of tea

n. an activity that you like or at which you are superior; "chemistry is not my cup of tea"; "his bag now is learning to play golf"; "marriage was scarcely his dish"

hold, take hold

v. have or hold in one's hands or grip; "Hold this bowl for a moment, please"; "A crazy idea took hold of him"

interlock, lock

v. become engaged or intermeshed with one another; "They were locked in embrace"

join, conjoin, come together, make contact

v. make contact or come together; "The two roads join here"

link, yoke

v. link with or as with a yoke; "yoke the oxen together"

tie, link, connect, put together, connect together

v. connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms"

sequester, seize, attach, impound, confiscate

v. take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"

remand, lag, jug, jail, gaol, put away, imprison, incarcerate, immure, put behind bars

v. lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"

stick, cling, adhere, cohere

v. come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere"

split, tear, cleave, rive

v. part

unclasp

v. release from a clasp; "She clasped and unclasped her hands"

unclasp

v. release from a clasp; "She clasped and unclasped her hands"

unbuckle, undo the buckle of

v. undo the buckle of; "Unbuckle your seat belt"

unfasten, cause to become unfastened

v. cause to become undone; "unfasten your belt"

unfasten, cause to become unfastened

v. cause to become undone; "unfasten your belt"

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