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past tense of clasp
Synonyms & Antonyms of clasped
1
to put one's arms around and press tightly
- clasped his long-lost sister and cried without restraint
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2
to reach for and take hold of by embracing with the fingers or arms
- clasped a crayon and began drawing
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Near Antonyms for clasped
- delivered,
- entrusted
- (also intrusted),
- gave,
- handed,
- handed over,
- passed,
- relinquished,
- transferred,
- transmitted,
- turned over,
- unhanded
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