Clasp — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

the act of grasping

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈiːtˈɛnɔɪdˌiən/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsɹˈʌptɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsɹˈʌptɪŋ/

1 syllable Say it as /sˈiːtˈɛnɔɪdˌiən/.

Examples

he released his clasp on my arm
he has a strong grip for an old man
she kept a firm hold on the railing

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

brooch buckle clench hold grasp clutch clutches grip

Antonyms

unclasp unbuckle

Parts of Speech

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

Word Forms

clasp	verb	fasten with or as if with a brooch
clench	verb	hold in a tight grasp
clutch	verb	hold firmly, usually with one's hands
grasp	verb	hold firmly
grip	verb	to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match
hold	verb	have or hold in one's hands or grip
clasp	noun	the act of grasping
brooch	noun	a decorative pin worn by women
buckle	noun	fastener that fastens together two ends of a belt or strap; often has loose prong

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schließe

ein Verschluss (als Schnalle oder Haken), der dazu dient, zwei Dinge zusammenzuhalten

🇫🇷French

fermoir

une attache (sous forme de boucle ou de crochet) utilisée pour maintenir deux objets ensemble

🇪🇸Spanish

corchete

un sujetador (como una hebilla o gancho) que se usa para mantener dos cosas juntas

🇮🇹Italian

chiusura

una chiusura (come una fibbia o un gancio) utilizzata per tenere insieme due cose

🇳🇱Dutch

sluiting

een sluiting (zoals een gesp of haak) die wordt gebruikt om twee dingen bij elkaar te houden

🇵🇹Portuguese

fecho

um fecho (como uma fivela ou gancho) que é usado para manter duas coisas juntas

🇷🇺Russian

застежка

застежка (пряжка или крючок), которая используется для скрепления двух вещей вместе

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अकवार

एक फास्टनर (बकसुआ या हुक के रूप में) जिसका उपयोग दो चीजों को एक साथ रखने के लिए किया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

আলিঙ্গন

একটি ফাস্টেনার (একটি ফিতে বা হুক হিসাবে) যা দুটি জিনিস একসাথে রাখতে ব্যবহৃত হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

கொக்கி

ஒரு ஃபாஸ்டென்னர் (ஒரு கொக்கி அல்லது கொக்கி) இது இரண்டு விஷயங்களை ஒன்றாகப் பிடிக்கப் பயன்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

చేతులు కలుపుట

రెండు వస్తువులను కలిపి ఉంచడానికి ఉపయోగించే ఫాస్టెనర్ (కట్టు లేదా హుక్ వలె).

🇮🇳Marathi

हस्तांदोलन

एक फास्टनर (बकल किंवा हुक म्हणून) जो दोन गोष्टी एकत्र ठेवण्यासाठी वापरला जातो

🇮🇳Gujarati

હસ્તધૂનન

એક ફાસ્ટનર (બકલ અથવા હૂક તરીકે) જેનો ઉપયોગ બે વસ્તુઓને એકસાથે રાખવા માટે થાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೊಕ್ಕೆ

ಎರಡು ವಸ್ತುಗಳನ್ನು ಒಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ಹಿಡಿದಿಡಲು ಬಳಸುವ ಫಾಸ್ಟೆನರ್ (ಬಕಲ್ ಅಥವಾ ಕೊಕ್ಕೆಯಂತೆ).

🇮🇳Malayalam

കൈപ്പിടി

രണ്ട് കാര്യങ്ങൾ ഒരുമിച്ച് പിടിക്കാൻ ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന ഒരു ഫാസ്റ്റനർ (ഒരു ബക്കിൾ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഹുക്ക് ആയി).

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਕੜ

ਇੱਕ ਫਾਸਟਨਰ (ਇੱਕ ਬਕਲ ਜਾਂ ਹੁੱਕ ਵਜੋਂ) ਜੋ ਦੋ ਚੀਜ਼ਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਇਕੱਠੇ ਰੱਖਣ ਲਈ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہک

ایک فاسٹنر (بکل یا ہک کے طور پر) جو دو چیزوں کو ایک ساتھ رکھنے کے لئے استعمال ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

扣子

用于将两个物体固定在一起的紧固件（如带扣或钩子）

🇯🇵Japanese

クラスプ

2 つのものを一緒に固定するために使用される留め具 (バックルまたはフックとして)

🇰🇷Korean

걸쇠

두 가지 물건을 함께 고정하는 데 사용되는 고정 장치(버클 또는 후크)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cái kẹp

một dây buộc (như một chiếc khóa hoặc móc) được sử dụng để giữ hai thứ lại với nhau

🇹🇭Thai

จับมือ

ตัวยึด (เป็นหัวเข็มขัดหรือตะขอ) ที่ใช้ยึดสองสิ่งไว้ด้วยกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

gesper

pengikat (sebagai gesper atau pengait) yang digunakan untuk menyatukan dua benda

🇵🇭Filipino

kapit

isang fastener (bilang isang buckle o hook) na ginagamit upang pagsamahin ang dalawang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

genggam

pengikat (sebagai pengait atau cangkuk) yang digunakan untuk menyatukan dua benda

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مشبك

قفل (مثل مشبك أو خطاف) يستخدم لربط شيئين معًا

🇮🇷Persian

گیره

بست (به عنوان سگک یا قلاب) که برای نگه داشتن دو چیز در کنار هم استفاده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

toka

iki şeyi bir arada tutmak için kullanılan bir tutturucu (toka veya kanca olarak)

🇮🇱Hebrew

אַבזָם

אטב (כמו אבזם או וו) המשמש לחיבור שני דברים יחד

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The primary meaning of 'clasp' is 'a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together'.

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Using 'clasp' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'clasp' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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