<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>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.</li><li>Synonyms: catch, hook, clip, pin, brooch</li><li>a firm grasp or grip: a clasp of hands.</li><li>a tight embrace: She held the child in a loving clasp.</li><li>Synonyms: hug</li><li>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.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) clasped or (Archaic) claspt:<ul><li>to fasten with or as with a clasp.</li><li>to furnish with a clasp.</li><li>to seize, grasp, or grip with the hand: She clasped the club in her hand.</li><li>to hold in a tight embrace; hug: He clasped the child to him.</li></ul></li><li>(used without object) clasped or (Archaic) claspt:<ul><li>to embrace or hug: The lovers clasped.</li></ul></li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>