Clasp | Mean of clasp in English Dictionary

/ˈklæsp/

• Noun
• a device for holding together objects or parts of something (such as a purse, necklace, belt, etc.)
1. Can you fasten the clasp on this bracelet for me?
2. a tie clasp
• a strong hold with your hands or arms
1. She took her son's hand in a gentle/firm clasp.
2. the hearty clasp of his hand
• Verb
• to fasten (something) with a clasp
1. She clasped her purse shut.
2. He clasped the keys to his belt.

• to hold (someone or something) tightly with your hands or arms
1. He clasped her hand gently/firmly.
2. She clasped her son in her arms.
3. She clasped her hands tightly in her lap. = Her hands were clasped tightly in her lap. [=she held her hands tightly together in her lap]