Synonyms for clasp
- verb
- noun
Definitions
- v. 1
To take hold of; to grasp.
They clasped hands and parted as friends.
- n. 1
A device with interlocking parts used for fastening things together, such as a fastener or a holder.
I always have a hard time working the clasp on this necklace!
Related words
- Word family
- clasper
- Phrases
- clasp knife clasp locker tie clasp
Choose the right word
A clasp is a fastening that can be sprung into place, to draw and hold the parts of some enclosing object firmly together, as the clasp of a book.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- lock I want you to go to your rooms and lock the doors.
- hook Please hang your coat on the hook behind the door.
- grip The dictator rules the country with an iron grip.
- buckle I have lost too much time, I need to buckle down.
- brooch Marilla always wore her amethyst brooch to church.
By length
- 3 letters
- hug1
- 4 letters
- take1, hold1, join1, lock1, hook1, snap1, grip1, fold1, fang1, hasp
- 5 letters
- press1, catch1, screw1, grasp1, seize1, cling1, hitch1, gripe1
- 6 letters
- clutch1, attach2, buckle2, clinch1, brooch1, fondle2
- 7 letters
- connect2, embrace2, beclasp
- 8 letters
- clutches2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (attach2 = 2 syllables).