This clasp won't fasten.
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Clasp
//klæsp//
Synonyms for "clasp" (188 found)
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Closest matches (38)
Strong matches (56)
Related words (94)
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Noun(1 words)
Verb(6 words)
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More general
18 entriesShowing 16 of 18 words.
Antonyms
1 entriesSynonyms
3 entriesRelated terms
1 entriesderived
11 entriesetymologically related_to
1 entriesis a
3 entriesmanner of
2 entriespart of
2 entriesrelated to
18 entriesShowing 16 of 18 words.
Translations
82 translations across 28 languages.
Armenian
1 entries- ճարմանդ noun (fastener or holder)
Bulgarian
4 entries- закопчалка noun (fastener or holder)
- тока noun (fastener or holder)
- хватка noun (an embrace, a grasp, or handshake)
- закопчавам verb (to shut or fasten together with a clasp)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 扣子 noun (fastener or holder)
- 鈎環 /钩环 noun (fastener or holder)
Czech
4 entries- sevření noun (an embrace, a grasp, or handshake)
- spona noun (fastener or holder)
- stisk noun (an embrace, a grasp, or handshake)
- svorka noun (fastener or holder)
Dutch
4 entries- gesp noun (fastener or holder)
- greep noun (fastener or holder)
- haak noun (fastener or holder)
- knip noun (fastener or holder)
Eastern Mari
1 entries- авалташ verb (take hold of; grab tightly)
Esperanto
1 entries- agrafo noun (fastener or holder)
Finnish
3 entries- kouristaa verb (take hold of; grab tightly)
- puristaa verb (take hold of; grab tightly)
- tarrata verb (take hold of; grab tightly)
French
2 entries- fermoir noun (fastener or holder)
- serrer verb (take hold of; grab tightly)
Galician
2 entries- broche noun (fastener or holder)
- fibela noun (fastener or holder)
German
4 entries- Griff noun (an embrace, a grasp, or handshake)
- Klammer noun (fastener or holder)
- Schnalle noun (fastener or holder)
- Spange noun (fastener or holder)
Ido
1 entries- agrafo noun (fastener or holder)
Italian
4 entries- fermaglio noun (fastener or holder)
- fibbia noun (fastener or holder)
- gancio noun (fastener or holder)
- agguantare verb (take hold of; grab tightly)
Japanese
4 entries- クラスプ noun (fastener or holder)
- 留め金 noun (fastener or holder)
- 締め金 noun (fastener or holder)
- 握り締める verb (take hold of; grab tightly)
Latin
1 entries- fibula noun (fastener or holder)
Macedonian
2 entries- копец noun (fastener or holder)
- згра́пчи verb (take hold of; grab tightly)
Mongolian
1 entries- горхи noun (fastener or holder)
Māori
2 entries- kuku verb (take hold of; grab tightly)
- whakakopa verb (take hold of; grab tightly)
Old Armenian
2 entries- ճարմանդ noun (fastener or holder)
- շիգղ noun (fastener or holder)
Ottoman Turkish
2 entries- چاپراز noun (fastener or holder)
- پرچینلمك verb (take hold of; grab tightly)
Persian
2 entries- چپراس noun (fastener or holder)
- چپراست noun (fastener or holder)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- Schnal noun (fastener or holder)
Polish
1 entries- klamra noun (fastener or holder)
Portuguese
3 entries- gancho noun (fastener or holder)
- agarrar verb (take hold of; grab tightly)
- enganchar verb (take hold of; grab tightly)
Romanian
1 entries- apuca verb (take hold of; grab tightly)
Russian
2 entries- застёжка noun (fastener or holder)
- хвата́ть verb (take hold of; grab tightly)
Spanish
4 entries- abrazo noun (an embrace, a grasp, or handshake)
- broche noun (fastener or holder)
- corchete noun (fastener or holder)
- gafete noun (fastener or holder)
Vietnamese
1 entries- siết chặt noun (fastener or holder)
Sample sentences
16 total sentences available.
He gave my hand a firm clasp.
Source: tatoeba (297884)
She fastened the clasp of her necklace.
Source: tatoeba (311910)
He held her hand in a firm clasp.
Source: tatoeba (897439)
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