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clasp
English
Etymology
Noun dated in the 13th century AD and verb dated in the late 14th century AD; from claspe, possible modification of clapse, which is from Old English clyppan (“to grasp”). Related to English enclasp (“embrace, hold tightly in one's arms”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /klæsp/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kl??sp/
- Rhymes: -æsp, -??sp
Noun
clasp (plural clasps)
- A fastener or holder, particularly one that clasps.
- I always have a hard time working the clasp on this necklace!
- (in the singular) An embrace, a grasp, or handshake.
- He took her hand in a firm clasp.
Translations
Verb
clasp (third-person singular simple present clasps, present participle clasping, simple past and past participle clasped)
- (transitive) To take hold of; to grasp; to grab tightly.
- They clasped hands and parted as friends.
- 1897, Bram Stoker, Dracula Chapter 21:
- The poor dear lady shivered, and I could see the tension of her nerves as she clasped her husband closer to her and bent her head lower and lower still on his breast.
- To shut or fasten together with, or as if with, a clasp.
Synonyms
- beclasp (dated)
- (grasp tightly): begrip, grasp, grip; See also Thesaurus:grasp
- (shut with a clasp):
- (shut as if with a clasp): attach, join, put together; see also Thesaurus:join
Related terms
- enclasp
Translations
References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “clasp”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
Anagrams
- calps, claps, scalp
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coupler
English
Etymology
From couple +? -er.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?k?pl?/
Noun
coupler (plural couplers)
- (now rare) Someone who couples things together, especially someone whose job it is to couple railway carriages.
- Anything that serves to couple things together; but especially a device that couples railway carriages.
- (music) A device that connects two keyboards of an organ together so that they play together.
- A device used to convert electronic information into audible sound signals for transmission over telephone lines.
- An electrical device used to transfer energy from one electric device to another, especially without a physical connection.
Translations
French
Etymology
From Latin c?pul?re, present active infinitive of c?pul?. Doublet of the borrowed copuler.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ku.ple/
Verb
coupler
- to couple
Conjugation
Derived terms
- accoupler
- découpler
Further reading
- “coupler” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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