- (v.t.) To inclose and hold in the hand or with the arms; to grasp; to embrace.
- (v.t.) To shut or fasten together with or as with, a clasp; to shut or fasten (a clasp or that which fastens with a clasp).
- (n.) 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.
- (v.t.) To surround and cling to; to entwine about.
- (n.) A close embrace; a throwing of the arms around; a grasping, as with the hand.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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