Definition of clasp

• v. t. - To shut or fasten together with, or as with, a clasp; to shut or fasten (a clasp, or that which fastens with a clasp).
• v. t. - To inclose and hold in the hand or with the arms; to grasp; to embrace.
• v. t. - To surround and cling to; to entwine about.
• n. - An adjustable catch, bent plate, or hook, for holding together two objects or the parts of anything, as the ends of a belt, the covers of a book, etc.
• n. - A close embrace; a throwing of the arms around; a grasping, as with the hand.