4 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Clasp \Clasp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clasped}; p. pr & vb n.
{Clasping}] [OE. claspen, clapsen prob. akin to E. clap.]
1. To shut or fasten together with or as with a clasp; to
shut or fasten (a clasp, or that which fastens with a
clasp).
2. To inclose and hold in the hand or with the arms; to
grasp; to embrace.
3. To surround and cling to to entwine about ``Clasping
ivy.'' --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Clasp \Clasp\, n.
1. 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
2. A close embrace; a throwing of the arms around a
grasping, as with the hand.
{Clasp knife}, a large knife, the blade of which folds or
shuts into the handle.
{Clasp lock}, a lock which closes or secures itself by means
of a spring.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
clasp
n 1: a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two
things together
2: the act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he
has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold
on the railing" [syn: {clench}, {clutch}, {clutches}, {grasp},
{grip}, {hold}]
v 1: hold firmly and tightly [ant: {unclasp}]
2: fasten with or as if with a brooch [syn: {brooch}]
3: fasten with a buckle or buckles [syn: {buckle}] [ant: {unbuckle}]
4: grasp firmly; "The child clasped my hands" [ant: {unclasp}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]:
CLASP
Computer Language for AeronauticS and Programming.
A {real-time} language from NASA focussing on {fixed-point}
mathematics. CLASP is a near subset of {SPL}, with some ideas
from {PL/I}.
["Flight Computer and Language Processor Study", Raymond
J. Rubey, Management Information Services, Detroit, 1971].
(1994-10-13)
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