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clasp2 [transitive] written
1 to hold someone or something tightly, closing your fingers or arms around them [= grip]: 
A baby monkey clasps its mother's fur tightly.
A baby monkey clasps its mother's fur tightly. clasp your hands/arms around/behind something Fenella leaned forward, clasping her hands around her knees.
Fenella leaned forward, clasping her hands around her knees. clasp somebody to your chest/bosom (=hold someone tightly with your arms)
2 to fasten something with a clasp
