[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["a device, usually of metal, for fastening together two or more things or parts of the same thing:a clasp for paper money; a clasp on a necklace.Synonyms: catch , hook , clip , pin , brooch", "a firm grasp or grip:a clasp of hands.", "a tight embrace:She held the child in a loving clasp.Synonyms: hug", "a small bar or metal design, as a star, for affixing to the ribbon of a military decoration to indicate that the bearer has been awarded the decoration an additional time."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to fasten with or as with a clasp.", "to furnish with a clasp.", "to seize, grasp, or grip with the hand:She clasped the club in her hand.", "to hold in a tight embrace; hug:He clasped the child to him."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to embrace or hug:The lovers clasped."]}]