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   Clasp (klȧsp), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Clasped (klȧspt); p. pr. & vb. n. Clasping] [OE. claspen, clapsen, prob. akin to E. clap.]
   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).
   
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   2. To inclose and hold in the hand or with the arms; to grasp; to embrace.
   
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   3. To surround and cling to; to entwine about. “Clasping ivy.”  Milton.
   
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   Clasp, 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.
   
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   2. A close embrace; a throwing of the arms around; a grasping, as with the hand.
   
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   Clasp knife, a large knife, the blade of which folds or shuts into the handle. -- Clasp lock, a lock which closes or secures itself by means of a spring.
   
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