HASP Synonyms: 75 Similar and Opposite Words

hasp

verb

Definition of hasp

as in to latch

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United’s first-half breakthrough came via Lacey in the 31st minute, latching onto a through ball from Joshua Zirkzee before cutting inside his defender and finishing at the far post.

— Carl Anka, New York Times, 25 July 2026
It was not built with any standardized fixture that a repair craft can latch onto.

— Wanjiku Chebet Kanjumba, The Conversation, 22 July 2026

Definition of latch

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Sharon Rocha's mitochondrial DNA clamped in the jaws of a pair of pliers found in [Peterson’s] boat, [and] the presence of concrete debris in the boat cover that matched both the homemade boat anchor and the concrete debris on his flatbed trailer.

— Erin Jensen, USA Today, 17 July 2026
The headphones uses a 12-point through-bolt construction, with 12 screws clamping the housing assembly from the outer housing to the front plate.

— Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of clamp

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Unfortunately the unmarked vehicle’s drivers are cops all too willing to arrest and pin dubious charges on their non-white, gangbanger-looking quarry.

— Dennis Harvey, Variety, 26 July 2026
Millions of students and their families pin their hopes for upward mobility on this highly competitive test, and some 150 such leaks have been alleged since 2014.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 23 July 2026

Definition of pin

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Carter had been weakened by the Iran hostage crisis, which had riveted the country for the previous year, but the Reagan campaign worried that if Carter secured a hostage release just before voters headed to the polls, the election would be his.

— Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 July 2026
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

Definition of rivet

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Balor was interrupted by Sami Zayn, who complained about being screwed out of his recent world title win.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Shanghai Electric also displayed several core robotic components, including a planetary roller screw that the company says can handle more than three times the load of conventional ball screws.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026

Definition of screw

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Members of the TreeCircus crew will help participants strap into the rope system and teach them how to climb using only the power of their own body.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
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

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