| clasp | (verb) hold firmly and tightly | - |
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| (verb) grasp firmly | - |
| (verb) fasten with a buckle or buckles | Synonyms: buckle |
| (verb) fasten with or as if with a brooch | Synonyms: brooch |
| gasp | (verb) breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted | Synonyms: heave, pant, puff |
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| grasp | (verb) get the meaning of something | Synonyms: apprehend, compass, comprehend, dig, get the picture, grok, savvy |
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| (verb) hold firmly | Synonyms: hold on |
| hasp | (verb) secure or lock with a hasp | - |
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| rasp | (verb) utter in a grating voice | - |
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| (verb) scrape with a rasp | - |
| unclasp | (verb) release from a clasp | - |
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