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enclasp

enclasp verb: to hold in (or as if in) a clasp; to embrace.

Verb

enclasp (third-person singular simple present enclasps, present participle enclasping, simple past and past participle enclasped)

  1. To hold in (or as if in) a clasp; to embrace
    Synonyms:
    clasp, grasp, grip

Synonyms of enclasp

Forms of enclasp

third-person singular presentenclasps
present participleenclasping
past participleenclasped
pastenclasped
alternative forminclasp

Origin of enclasp

From en- + clasp.

Words formed from enclasp

Questions about enclasp

What does enclasp mean?
Enclasp means to hold in (or as if in) a clasp; to embrace.
What part of speech is enclasp?
Enclasp is a verb.
What is the past tense of enclasp?
The past tense of enclasp is enclasped.

Words near enclasp in the dictionary

  1. Enck
  2. Encke
  3. Encks
  4. encl
  5. encl.
  6. enclasp
  7. enclasped
  8. enclasping
  9. enclaspment
  10. enclasps
  11. enclathrated

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