HASP Synonyms: 75 Similar and Opposite Words

hasp

verb

Definition of hasp

as in to latch

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When hand recounts are conducted, election deniers latch onto hand-count methodology and observers to allege the process was also rigged.

— The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 7 July 2026
Atlanta — Often in life, moments pass us by without even the tiniest handhold to latch onto.

— Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 7 July 2026

Definition of latch

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Firefighters quickly tended to mother and baby, clamping and cutting the umbilical cord, and both were transported in stable condition to the hospital.

— Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
With the SRBs securely clamped to the launch pad, SLS hangs in the center between them, held up only by the strength of the interstage bolts at their connection points.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of clamp

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Charlotte, an avid tennis fan like her mom, could be seen clasping her face in shock with her eyes wide during the games, mirroring Kate's own expressions at times.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 4 July 2026
Aabria, by contrast, leans on personality and connection, clasping hands with the jurors and complimenting them before calmly lying about the rules of the bra contest and her victory.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 30 June 2026

Definition of clasp

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But like many other Venezuelans, I am riveted by the pictures of endless rubble, of buildings whose facades have collapsed, displaying the rooms inside like dioramas of life before disaster.

— Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026
Betty Kovacs, the eldest daughter of comedian Ernie Kovacs who with her sister Kippie and stepmother, actress-singer Edie Adams, was at the center of a nasty custody battle that kept Hollywood riveted in 1962, has died.

— Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 29 June 2026

Definition of rivet

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Additional updates include a screw-down crown that increases water resistance to 100 meters.

— Anthony DeMarco, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Thus, the outright majority of American voters, the Independents, get royally screwed again in favor of folks who represent about a quarter of Americans, thanks to the Supreme Court’s decision.

— Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2026

Definition of screw

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On Thursday, he was dressed in a jacket and tie with one arm shackled to his waist.

— Hannah Schoenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
In the 1700s, when West Africans were shackled and shipped to the South Carolina–Georgia seaboard, some were forced to work in rice paddies, in cotton fields, and on indigo plantations, where the moist climate resembled that of their homelands.

— jeanne malle, Air Mail, 4 July 2026

Definition of shackle

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Outside Delhi, a 32-year-old garment maker identified as Lalita says her factory now requires everyone to strap a GoPro camera to their heads at the start of each shift.

— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 1 July 2026
Invisible hands strap her legs onto the stirrups, an iron fist plunging her through a tunneling, gravity‑bending, black underground.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026

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