to shut or fasten together with, or as with, a clasp; to shut or fasten (a clasp, or that which fastens with a clasp).-to inclose and hold in the hand or with the arms; to grasp; to embrace.-to surround and cling to; to entwine about.-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.-a close embrace; a throwing of the arms around; a grasping, as with the hand.