clasp

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

1. a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together
• Hypernyms:
fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing
• Part Holonyms:
bracelet, bangle, bag, handbag, pocketbook, purse
2. 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
• Syn:
clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold
• Derivationally related forms:
hold (for: hold), grip (for: grip), grasp (for: grasp), clutch (for: clutch), clench (for: clench)
• Hypernyms:
grasping, taking hold, seizing, prehension
• Hyponyms:
chokehold, choke hold, embrace, embracing, embracement, wrestling hold

II - verb

1. hold firmly and tightly (Freq. 4)
• Ant:
unclasp
• Hypernyms:
grasp, hold on
• Hyponyms:
embrace, hug, bosom, squeeze
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
2. fasten with or as if with a brooch
• Syn:
brooch
• Derivationally related forms:
brooch (for: brooch)
• Hypernyms:
fasten, fix, secure
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. fasten with a buckle or buckles
• Syn:
buckle
• Ant:
unbuckle (for: buckle)
• Derivationally related forms:
buckle (for: buckle)
• Hypernyms:
fasten, fix, secure
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
4. grasp firmly
- The child clasped my hands
• Ant:
unclasp
• Hypernyms:
seize, prehend, clutch
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold, buckle, brooch
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  unclasp, unbuckle