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• n  a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together
• n  the act of grasping
  he released his clasp on my arm
• v  hold firmly and tightly
• v  fasten with or as if with a brooch
• v  fasten with a buckle or buckles
• v  grasp firmly
  The child clasped my hands

• clench
• clutch
• clutches
• grasp
• grip
• hold
• brooch
• buckle

• unclasp
• unbuckle

News & Articles

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• Introducing the One-size-fits-all Tablet Casings and iPad Wall Mounts: The AirHolder and MultiCase
  LookBad's iPad wall mounts, the AirHolder and MultiCase, can clasp tablets between 5.5" to 11", including its protective case. (PRWeb June 14, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/6/prweb10767508.htm
  June 14, 2013 - PRWeb
• Homegrown Hollywood: Lessons from Dad
  I was 16 when my father saved me from my very first date. A popular senior had asked me to go to the Snowball dance with him, and I couldn't believe it. Me? The girl who was the eternal friend? Who was usually relegated to the sidelines watching her friends attract cute guys as I still tried to figure out how to clasp a normal bra?
  June 14, 2013 - The Fargo Forum

Quotes

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• Peter Costello in The Australian
  ...Costello, who took up jogging late last year, told reporters he liked to jog a lap of the parliament and finish by racing to the roof, where he would "clasp my hands together like Rocky Balboa".
• Pete Carroll in WeAreSC.com (subscription)
  He got hit on the ulnar nerve and it's just caused some real discomfort with his hand movements. So he is wearing a special brace for it right now,said Pete Carroll. "He could still clasp real well. He doesn't open his hand as well as he...