hasp

[ hasp ]

/ hæsp /

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noun

a clasp for a door, lid, etc., especially one passing over a staple and fastened by a pin or a padlock.

verb (used with object)

to fasten with or as with a hasp.

Origin of hasp

before 1000; Middle English; Old English hæsp, hæpse; cognate with German Haspe hasp; akin to Dutch haspel reel, Old Norse hespa skein, hasp

Words nearby hasp

Hasidism, Haskalah, haslet, Hasmonean, hasn't, hasp, Hassall's concentric corpuscle, Hassam, Hassan II, Hassel, Hasselt

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Example sentences from the Web for hasp

Moredock obeyed, screening his lanthorn, and then climbing on to the oak chest and drawing in and fastening the hasp.
The Man with a Shadow|George Manville Fenn
With this effective aid the hasp was fractured or detached, and the lid of the mysterious box was lifted.
Secret Service or Recollections of a City Detective|Andrew Forrester
The old man shook his keys and stooped over Brian, unlocking the hasp which bound him to the wall-ring.
Nuala O'Malley|H. Bedford-Jones
An iron ladder swung from the skylight and was hooked up against the ceiling by a hasp fastened to a staple over a work-bench.
The Foolish Virgin|Thomas Dixon

You remember that evidence, the lock was hanging onto the hasp, showing that they had not a key to unlock it.
The Crime of the Century|Henry M. Hunt

British Dictionary definitions for hasp

hasp

/ (hɑːsp) /

noun

a metal fastening consisting of a hinged strap with a slot that fits over a staple and is secured by a pin, bolt, or padlock

verb

(tr) to secure (a door, window, etc) with a hasp

Word Origin for hasp

Old English hæpse; related to Old Norse hespa, Old High German haspa hasp, Dutch haspel reel, Sanskrit capa bow

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单词	hasp
释义	hasp [ hasp ] / hæsp / SEE SYNONYMS FOR hasp ON THESAURUS.COM noun a clasp for a door, lid, etc., especially one passing over a staple and fastened by a pin or a padlock. verb (used with object) to fasten with or as with a hasp. Origin of hasp before 1000; Middle English; Old English hæsp, hæpse; cognate with German Haspe hasp; akin to Dutch haspel reel, Old Norse hespa skein, hasp Words nearby hasp Hasidism, Haskalah, haslet, Hasmonean, hasn't, hasp, Hassall's concentric corpuscle, Hassam, Hassan II, Hassel, Hasselt Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hasp Moredock obeyed, screening his lanthorn, and then climbing on to the oak chest and drawing in and fastening the hasp. The Man with a Shadow\|George Manville Fenn With this effective aid the hasp was fractured or detached, and the lid of the mysterious box was lifted. Secret Service or Recollections of a City Detective\|Andrew Forrester The old man shook his keys and stooped over Brian, unlocking the hasp which bound him to the wall-ring. Nuala O'Malley\|H. Bedford-Jones An iron ladder swung from the skylight and was hooked up against the ceiling by a hasp fastened to a staple over a work-bench. The Foolish Virgin\|Thomas Dixon You remember that evidence, the lock was hanging onto the hasp, showing that they had not a key to unlock it. The Crime of the Century\|Henry M. Hunt British Dictionary definitions for hasp hasp / (hɑːsp) / noun a metal fastening consisting of a hinged strap with a slot that fits over a staple and is secured by a pin, bolt, or padlock verb (tr) to secure (a door, window, etc) with a hasp Word Origin for hasp Old English hæpse; related to Old Norse hespa, Old High German haspa hasp, Dutch haspel reel, Sanskrit capa bow Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to hasp lock, gird, latch, clasp, close
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hasp

noun

verb (used with object)

Origin of hasp

Words nearby hasp

Example sentences from the Web for hasp

British Dictionary definitions for hasp

noun

verb

Word Origin for hasp

Words related to hasp