Definition of clasp

"clasp" in the noun sense

1. clasp

a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together

2. clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold

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"

"clasp" in the verb sense

1. clasp

hold firmly and tightly

2. brooch, clasp

fasten with or as if with a brooch

3. buckle, clasp

fasten with a buckle or buckles

4. clasp

grasp firmly

"The child clasped my hands"

Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)

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Quotations for clasp

Something the heart must have to cherish,
Must love, and joy, and sorrow learn;
Something with passion clasp, or perish,
And in itself to ashes burn. [ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Forsaken ]

Sunday is the golden clasp that binds the volume of the week. [ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ]

See the mountains kiss high heavens, and the waves clasp one another. [ Shelley ]

Love cannot clasp all it yearns for in its bosom, without first suffering for it. [ Ward Beecher ]

I clasp thy waist, I feel thy bosom's beat - oh, kiss me into faintness sweet and dim! [ Alexander Smith ]

In the gates of eternity, the black hand and the white hand hold each other with an equal clasp. [ Mrs. Stowe ]

clasp in Scrabble®

The word clasp is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 9

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters clasp:

SCALP
(36)
CLASP
(36)
CLAPS
(36)
SCALP
(36)
CLASP
(36)
CLAPS
(36)
 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word clasp

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In clasp

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(36)
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clasp in Words With Friends™

The word clasp is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 12

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters clasp:

CLASP
(60)
CLASP
(60)
CLAPS
(60)
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(60)
CLAPS
(60)
SCALP
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Word Growth involving clasp

Shorter words in clasp

as asp

la

Longer words containing clasp

clasped enclasped

clasped inclasped

clasped interclasped

clasped overclasped

clasped reclasped

clasped unclasped

clasper claspers

clasping claspings

clasping enclasping

clasping inclasping

clasping interclasping

clasping overclasping

clasping reclasping

clasping unclasping

clasps enclasps

clasps handclasps

clasps inclasps

clasps interclasps

clasps overclasps

clasps reclasps

clasps tieclasps

clasps unclasps

enclasp enclasped

enclasp enclasping

enclasp enclasps

handclasp handclasps

inclasp inclasped

inclasp inclasping

inclasp inclasps

interclasp interclasped

interclasp interclasping

interclasp interclasps

overclasp overclasped

overclasp overclasping

overclasp overclasps

reclasp reclasped

reclasp reclasping

reclasp reclasps

tieclasp tieclasps

unclasp unclasped

unclasp unclasping

unclasp unclasps