verb
Meaning 1
To release the clasp or grip of something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
- They unclasped their hands.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
unclasp
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verb
Meaning 2
To unfasten something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To release or relax the grasp.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
release from a clasp
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- She clasped and unclasped her hands
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: clasp
Broader terms: let go of, let go, release, relinquish
History
Etymology
From un- + clasp.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: разкопчавам (razkopčavam) — to release the clasp from something
- French: dégrafer — to release the clasp from something
- Ido: desagrafagar — to release the clasp from something
- Irish: dínasc — to release the clasp from something
- Latin: exfībulō — to release the clasp from something