Clasp

v. t.	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). [imp. & p. p. Clasped (klåspt); p. pr. & vb. n. Clasping]
	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.
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.

Noun	1.	clasp - a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together
	2.	clasp - 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" Synonyms: clutch, clutches, grip, hold, clench, grasp
Verb	1.	clasp - hold firmly and tightly Antonyms: unclasp - release from a clasp; "She clasped and unclasped her hands"
	2.	clasp - fasten with or as if with a brooch Synonyms: brooch
	3.	clasp - fasten with a buckle or buckles Synonyms: buckle
	4.	clasp - grasp firmly; "The child clasped my hands" Antonyms: unclasp - release from a clasp; "She clasped and unclasped her hands"

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].

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