different between join vs clasp

English

Alternative forms

• joyn, joyne, joyen (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English joinen, joynen, joignen, from Old French joindre, juindre, jungre, from Latin iung? (“join, yoke”, verb), from Proto-Indo-European *yewg- (“to join, unite”). Cognate with Old English iucian, iugian, ?eocian, ?y??an (“to join; yoke”). More at yoke.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d???n/
• Rhymes: -??n
• Hyphenation: join

Noun

join (plural joins)

1. An intersection of piping or wiring; an interconnect.
2. (computing, databases) An intersection of data in two or more database tables.
3. (computing) The act of joining something, such as a network.
4. (algebra) The lowest upper bound, an operation between pairs of elements in a lattice, denoted by the symbol ?.

Antonyms

• (lowest upper bound): meet

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

join (third-person singular simple present joins, present participle joining, simple past and past participle joined)

1. (transitive) To connect or combine into one; to put together.

2. (intransitive) To come together; to meet.
3. (transitive) To come into the company of.
4. (transitive) To become a member of.
5. (computing, databases, transitive) To produce an intersection of data in two or more database tables.

6. To unite in marriage.
7. (obsolete, rare) To enjoin upon; to command.
   • 1527 (originally published, quote is from a later edition), William Tyndale, The Obedience of a Christian Man

     They join them penance, as they call it.

8. To accept, or engage in, as a contest.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Milton to this entry?)

Synonyms

• (to combine more than one item into one): bewed, connect, fay, unite; see also Thesaurus:join

Translations

References

• join on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Nijo

Dalmatian

Alternative forms

• yoin

Etymology

From Latin ?nus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /join/

Numeral

join (plural joina)

1. one

Finnish

Etymology 1

Verb

join

1. first-person singular indicative past of juoda

Etymology 2

Noun

join

1. instructive plural of joki

Anagrams

• Joni, ojin

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)

1. A fastener or holder, particularly one that clasps.

   I always have a hard time working the clasp on this necklace!

2. (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)

1. (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.

2. 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