clasp

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• Received-Pronunciation: /klɑːsp/
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• Received-Pronunciation: /klæsp/
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• Northern-England, Scotland: /klasp/
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• General-American: /klæsp/
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• rhymes with -ɑːsp
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• rhymes with -æsp
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• CMU ARPABET: K L AE1 S P Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Noun dated ca. 1300 and verb dated ca. 1400; from Middle English claspe (“metal catch or hook used to hold things together”), possible metathesis of clapse, which comes from or related to Old English clyppan (“clasp”) (also see clip (verb)). Related to English enclasp (“embrace, hold tightly in one's arms”). Compare hasp, of very similar meaning but older known provenance.

82 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Armenian: ճարմանդ (čarmand) — fastener or holder
• Old Armenian: ճարմանդ (čarmand) — fastener or holder
• Old Armenian: շիգղ (šigł) — fastener or holder
• Bulgarian: тока (toka) — fastener or holder
• Bulgarian: закопчалка (zakopčalka) — fastener or holder
• Chinese Mandarin: 扣子 (kòuzi) — fastener or holder
• Chinese Mandarin: 鈎環 /钩环 (gōuhuán) — fastener or holder
• Czech: spona — fastener or holder
• Czech: svorka — fastener or holder
• Dutch: kram — fastener or holder
• Dutch: haak — fastener or holder
• Dutch: gesp — fastener or holder
• Dutch: knip — fastener or holder
• Dutch: slot — fastener or holder
• Dutch: schakel — fastener or holder
• Dutch: greep — fastener or holder
• Esperanto: agrafo — fastener or holder
• French: fermoir — fastener or holder
• Galician: fibela — fastener or holder
• Galician: broche — fastener or holder
• German: Spange — fastener or holder
• German: Klammer — fastener or holder
• German: Schnalle — fastener or holder
• German: Verschluss — fastener or holder
• Ido: agrafo — fastener or holder
• Italian: fibbia — fastener or holder
• Italian: gancio — fastener or holder
• Italian: fermaglio — fastener or holder
• Japanese: 留め金 (tomegane) — fastener or holder
• Japanese: 締め金 (shimegane) — fastener or holder
• Japanese: クラスプ (kurasupu) — fastener or holder
• Latin: fibula — fastener or holder
• Macedonian: копец (kopec) — fastener or holder
• Mongolian: горхи (gorxi) — fastener or holder
• Persian: چپراس (čaprās) — fastener or holder
• Persian: چپراست (čaprāst) — fastener or holder
• Plautdietsch: Schnal — fastener or holder
• Polish: klamra — fastener or holder
• Portuguese: gancho — fastener or holder
• Russian: застёжка (zastjóžka) — fastener or holder
• Spanish: broche — fastener or holder
• Spanish: manija — fastener or holder
• Spanish: corchete — fastener or holder
• Spanish: hebilla — fastener or holder
• Spanish: gafete — fastener or holder
• Ottoman Turkish: چاپراز (çapraz) — fastener or holder
• Vietnamese: siết chặt — fastener or holder
• Bulgarian: хватка (hvatka) — an embrace, a grasp, or handshake
• Czech: stisk — an embrace, a grasp, or handshake
• Czech: sevření — an embrace, a grasp, or handshake
• German: Griff — an embrace, a grasp, or handshake
• Spanish: abrazo — an embrace, a grasp, or handshake
• Bulgarian: захващам (zahvaštam) — take hold of; grab tightly
• Bulgarian: захвана (zahvana) — take hold of; grab tightly
• Czech: sevřít — take hold of; grab tightly
• Dutch: omklemmen — take hold of; grab tightly
• Finnish: puristaa — take hold of; grab tightly
• Finnish: tarrata — take hold of; grab tightly
• Finnish: kouristaa — take hold of; grab tightly
• French: serrer — take hold of; grab tightly
• German: greifen — take hold of; grab tightly
• Italian: stringere — take hold of; grab tightly
• Italian: serrare — take hold of; grab tightly
• Italian: agguantare — take hold of; grab tightly
• Japanese: 握り締める (nigirishimeru) — take hold of; grab tightly
• Macedonian: згра́пчи (zgrápči) — take hold of; grab tightly
• Māori: whakakopa — take hold of; grab tightly
• Māori: kuku — take hold of; grab tightly
• Eastern Mari: авалташ (avaltaš) — take hold of; grab tightly
• Portuguese: agarrar — take hold of; grab tightly
• Portuguese: enganchar — take hold of; grab tightly
• Romanian: apuca — take hold of; grab tightly
• Russian: хвата́ть (xvatátʹ) — take hold of; grab tightly
• Spanish: agarrar — take hold of; grab tightly
• Ottoman Turkish: پرچینلمك (perçinlemek) — take hold of; grab tightly
• Bulgarian: закопчавам (zakopčavam) — to shut or fasten together with a clasp
• Bulgarian: закопчая (zakopčaja) — to shut or fasten together with a clasp
• Bulgarian: защипвам (zaštipvam) — to shut or fasten together with a clasp
• Bulgarian: защипя (zaštipja) — to shut or fasten together with a clasp
• Czech: sevřít — to shut or fasten together with a clasp
• Czech: stáhnout — to shut or fasten together with a clasp
• Czech: sepnout — to shut or fasten together with a clasp