clasp (kl?sp)n.1. A fastening, such as a hook or buckle, used to hold two or more objects or parts together.2. a. An embrace or hug.b. A grip or grasp of the hand.3. A small metal bar or other device attached to the ribbon of a military decoration to indicate the action or service for which it was awarded or an additional award of the same medal.tr.v. clasped, clasp·ing, clasps 1. To fasten with or as if with a clasp.2. To hold in a tight embrace.3. To grip firmly in or with the hand; grasp.[Middle English claspe, probably ultimately from Old English clyppan, to grasp, hold.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.clasp (kl??sp) n1. a fastening, such as a catch or hook, used for holding things together2. a firm grasp, hold, or embrace3. (Military) military a bar or insignia on a medal ribbon, to indicate either a second award or the battle, campaign, or reason for its awardvb (tr) 4. to hold in a firm grasp5. to grasp firmly with the hand6. to fasten together with or as if with a clasp[C14: of uncertain origin; compare Old English clyppan to embrace] ?clasper nCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014clasp (klæsp, kl?sp) n. 1. a device, usu. of metal, for fastening together two or more things or parts of the same thing. 2. a firm grasp or grip. 3. a tight embrace. 4. a small bar, star, etc., affixed to a military decoration to indicate that it has been awarded an additional time. v.t. 5. to fasten with or as if with a clasp. 6. to furnish with a clasp. 7. to grasp or grip with the hand. 8. to hold in a tight embrace; hug: He clasped the child to him. [1275?1325; Middle English, perhaps b. clippen to clip2 and haspe hasp] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.claspPast participle: claspedGerund: claspingImperativePresentPreteritePresent ContinuousPresent PerfectPast ContinuousPast PerfectFutureFuture PerfectFuture ContinuousPresent Perfect ContinuousFuture Perfect ContinuousPast Perfect ContinuousConditionalPast ConditionalImperativeclaspclaspPresentI claspyou clasphe/she/it claspswe claspyou claspthey claspPreteriteI claspedyou claspedhe/she/it claspedwe claspedyou claspedthey claspedPresent ContinuousI am claspingyou are claspinghe/she/it is claspingwe are claspingyou are claspingthey are claspingPresent PerfectI have claspedyou have claspedhe/she/it has claspedwe have claspedyou have claspedthey have claspedPast ContinuousI was claspingyou were claspinghe/she/it was claspingwe were claspingyou were claspingthey were claspingPast PerfectI had claspedyou had claspedhe/she/it had claspedwe had claspedyou had claspedthey had claspedFutureI will claspyou will clasphe/she/it will claspwe will claspyou will claspthey will claspFuture PerfectI will have claspedyou will have claspedhe/she/it will have claspedwe will have claspedyou will have claspedthey will have claspedFuture ContinuousI will be claspingyou will be claspinghe/she/it will be claspingwe will be claspingyou will be claspingthey will be claspingPresent Perfect ContinuousI have been claspingyou have been claspinghe/she/it has been claspingwe have been claspingyou have been claspingthey have been claspingFuture Perfect ContinuousI will have been claspingyou will have been claspinghe/she/it will have been claspingwe will have been claspingyou will have been claspingthey will have been claspingPast Perfect ContinuousI had been claspingyou had been claspinghe/she/it had been claspingwe had been claspingyou had been claspingthey had been claspingConditionalI would claspyou would clasphe/she/it would claspwe would claspyou would claspthey would claspPast ConditionalI would have claspedyou would have claspedhe/she/it would have claspedwe would have claspedyou would have claspedthey would have claspedCollins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011