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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
clasp/klɑːsp/
▶verb
- 1 grasp tightly with one's hand.
■ place (one's arms) around something so as to hold it tightly.
■ embrace (someone) closely.
- 2 fasten with a clasp.
- 1 a device with interlocking parts, for fastening things together.
- 2 an inscribed silver bar on a medal ribbon.
- 3 an act of clasping.
– phrases
clasp hands shake hands with fervour or affection.
clasp hands shake hands with fervour or affection.
– origin ME: of unknown origin.
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