| 单词 | clasp |
| 释义 | clasp (once / 203 pages) 1vn 2nv A bracelet is held together by a clasp. A girl who gets a nice one from her boyfriend might clasp her arms around him. A clasp is a fastener. To clasp is to hold tightly. In all uses of the word, clasp means to hold together tightly. You want your bracelet or belt clasp to be strong so it doesn't come apart. And when you take a child on a walk across a busy intersection, you clasp their hand tightly. The word is not related to the word clap, but if you clap your hands together, then keep them there, you turn a clap to a clasp. WORD FAMILYclasp: clasped, clasping, clasps, unclasp+/unclasp: unclasped, unclasping, unclasps USAGE EXAMPLESMy left hand dictates the steering wheel, while my right hand is clasped to Becca’s manicured fingers. Salon(Dec 28, 2016) One drunken man clasped her closer to him as she tried to wriggle free. Los Angeles Times(Dec 27, 2016) Right or wrong?” he said as she clasped her hands over her mouth in embarrassment. Washington Times(Dec 23, 2016) 1 1v hold firmly and tightly Ant|Hypo|Hyper unclasp release from a clasp bosom, embrace, hug, squeeze squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness clinchembrace amorously cuddlehold (a person or thing) close, as for affection, comfort, or warmth interlock, lockbecome engaged or intermeshed with one another grasp, hold on hold firmly 2v grasp firmly The child clasped my hands Ant|Hyper unclasp release from a clasp clutch, prehend, seize take hold of; grab 3n the act of grasping 2he released his clasp on my arm Syn|Hypo|Hyper clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold choke hold, chokehold a restraining hold; someone loops the arm around the neck of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind embrace, embracement, embracingthe act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection) wrestling holda hold used in the sport of wrestling cuddle, nestle, snugglea close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace clinch, hug, squeezea tight or amorous embrace bear huga wrestling hold with arms locked tightly around the opponent nelsonany of several wrestling holds in which an arm is passed under the opponent's arm from behind and the hand exerts pressure on the back of the neck Japanese strangleholda wrestling hold in which the opponent's arms are crossed in front of his own neck to exert pressure on his windpipe lockany wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured scissor grip, scissor hold, scissors, scissors grip, scissors holda wrestling hold in which you wrap your legs around the opponents body or head and put your feet together and squeeze strangleholda wrestling hold in which the arms are pressed against the opponent's windpipe toeholda wrestling hold in which the toe is held and the leg is twisted against the joints grasping, prehension, seizing, taking hold the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles) 1n a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together Hyper fastener, fastening, fixing, holdfast restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place 2v fasten with a buckle or buckles Syn|Ant|Hyper buckle unbuckle undo the buckle of fasten, fix, secure cause to be firmly attached 3v fasten with or as if with a brooch Syn|Hyper brooch fasten, fix, secure cause to be firmly attached |
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