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What (who) is wrought clasp - definition
Clasp knife response; Clasp-knife reflex
clasp
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CLASP; Clasp (disambiguation); Clasps; Clasper (disambiguation)
(clasps, clasping, clasped)
1.
If you clasp someone or something, you hold them tightly in your hands or arms.
She clasped the children to her...
He paced the corridor, hands clasped behind his back.
VERB: V n, V-ed
2.
A clasp is a small device that fastens something.
...the clasp of her handbag.
N-COUNT: usu with supp
Clasp
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CLASP; Clasp (disambiguation); Clasps; Clasper (disambiguation)
·vt To surround and cling to; to entwine about.
II. Clasp ·noun A close embrace; a throwing of the arms around; a grasping, as with the hand.
IV. Clasp ·vt To shut or fasten together with, or as with, a clasp; to shut or fasten (a clasp, or that which fastens with a clasp).
V. Clasp ·noun 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.
clasp
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CLASP; Clasp (disambiguation); Clasps; Clasper (disambiguation)
¦ verb
1. grasp tightly with one's hand.
place (one's arms) around something so as to hold it tightly.
embrace (someone) closely.
2. fasten with a clasp.
¦ noun
1. a device with interlocking parts, for fastening things together.
2. an inscribed silver bar on a medal ribbon.
3. an act of clasping.
Phrases
clasp hands shake hands with fervour or affection.
Origin
ME: of unknown origin.
Wikipedia
Clasp-knife response
Clasp-knife response refers to a Golgi tendon reflex with a rapid decrease in resistance when attempting to flex a joint, usually during a neurological examination. It is one of the characteristic responses of an upper motor neuron lesion. It gets its name from the resemblance between the motion of the limb and the sudden closing of a claspknife after sufficient pressure is applied.
