v. t. | 1. | To shut or fasten together with, or as with, a clasp; to shut or fasten (a clasp, or that which fastens with a clasp). | ||||||
2. | To inclose and hold in the hand or with the arms; to grasp; to embrace. | |||||||
3. | To surround and cling to; to entwine about. | |||||||
n. | 1. | An adjustable catch, bent plate, or hook, for holding together two objects or the parts of anything, as the ends of a belt, the covers of a book, etc. | ||||||
2. | A close embrace; a throwing of the arms around; a grasping, as with the hand.
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Noun | 1. | clasp - a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together |
2. | clasp - 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" | |
Verb | 1. | clasp - hold firmly and tightly Antonyms: unclasp - release from a clasp; "She clasped and unclasped her hands" |
2. | clasp - fasten with or as if with a brooch Synonyms: brooch | |
3. | clasp - fasten with a buckle or buckles Synonyms: buckle | |
4. | clasp - grasp firmly; "The child clasped my hands" Antonyms: unclasp - release from a clasp; "She clasped and unclasped her hands" |
CLASP - Computer Language for AeronauticS and Programming. A real-time language from NASA focussing on fixed-point mathematics. CLASP is a near subset of SPL, with some ideas from PL/I. ["Flight Computer and Language Processor Study", Raymond J. Rubey, Management Information Services, Detroit, 1971]. |