Clasp

Noun

 * 1) A fastener or holder, particularly one that clasps.
 * 2) A buckle or hook that is used to hold two things together.

Verb

 * 1)  To take hold of; to grasp; to grab tightly.
 * 2) To hold firmly and tightly.
 * 3) To brooch.
 * 4) To buckle.

Adjectives for Clasp
confiding; cruel; lingering; eager; cold; firm; frantic; healthy; strong.
 * (embrace) conventional; dewy; impulsive; uncoercive; warm; comforting.; gentlemanly; gentle;
 * (fastener) gilt; ornate; clicking.

Verbs for Clasp

 * (general) affix—; with—; strain—; brace—; buckle—; cleave—; con-fit—; fumble  with—;  furnish gird  with—;  hook—;  join—; —bars; —embraces; —encircles; —fastens; —grasps; —insures; —interlocks; —overlaps; —secures.

Adverbs for Clasp
convulsively; deliberately; fondly; unprofitably; familiarly; sensually; hungrily; severely; frantically; impulsively; comfortingly; confidingly; cruelly; lingeringly; coldly; firmly; despairingly.

Thesaurus
abduct, adhere, adhere to, agglomerate, around, articulate, batten, batten down, bear hug, bite, bolt, bosom, brooch, buckle, bunch, butt, button, carry off, catch, clamp, cleat, cleave, cleave to, clench, clinch, cling, cling to, clinging, clip, close, clot, cluster, clutch, coagulate, cohere, congeal, conglomerate, death grip, dovetail, embosom, embrace, enclose, enfold, enfoldment, envelop, fasten, fastener, fastening, firm hold, fold, follow close upon, foothold, footing, freeze to, go with, grab, grapple, grasp, grip, gripe, grow together, hang about, hang on, hang on to, hang together, hasp, hinge, hitch, hold, hold fast, hold on, hold on to, hold tight, hold together, hook, hover over, huddle, hug, hug the shore, iron grip, jam, joint, keep close to, keep hold of, kidnap, latch, lie by, lock, march with, mass, miter, mortise, nail, never let go, nip, peg, persist, pin, press, purchase, rabbet, rivet, scarf, screw, seizure, set, sew, shanghai, skewer, snap, solidify, squeeze, stand by, staple, stay, stay inshore, stay near, stay put, stick, stick to, stick together, stitch, tack, tailgate, take hold of, tenure, throttle, tight grip, toehold, toggle, wedge, zipper

Etymology
Noun dated in the 13th Century and verb dated in the late 14th Century ; from claspe, possible modification of clapse, which is from  clyppan:.

Noun

 * Armenian: ճարմանդ
 * Old Armenian: ,
 * Bulgarian: тока, закопчалка
 * Dutch:, , , , ; ; omhelzing, handdruk,


 * French: fermoir
 * Italian:, ,
 * Japanese: 留め金 (とめがね, tomegane)

Verb

 * Bulgarian: захващам, закопчавам
 * Czech: sevřít
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:, ,


 * Japanese: 握り締める (にぎりしめる, nigirishimeru)
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Spanish:

Anagrams

 * calps, claps, scalp