"clasped" 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"
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