hasp

verb

Definition of haspnext
as in to latch

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hasp
  1. latch
  2. clamp
  3. clasp
  4. pin
  5. rivet
  6. screw
  7. shackle
  8. strap
Verb
  • It was not built with any standardized fixture that a repair craft can latch onto.
    — Wanjiku Chebet Kanjumba, The Conversation, 22 July 2026
  • In 2019 and again in 2020, the company launched a pair of spacecraft that latched onto faltering communication satellites and steered them, providing extra years of life.
    — Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 22 July 2026
Definition of latch
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Hathaway clasped her hands over her face as Goldberg spoke, and eventually lowered her head to cry.
    — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 20 July 2026
  • His hands are in his lap, one wrist clasped almost self-consciously.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
Definition of clasp
Verb
  • The other factors While the two above issues are perhaps the most isolatable aspects to assess (and critique) about Yzerman’s tenure, there are many other harder-to-pin-down factors as well.
    — Max Bultman, New York Times, 17 July 2026
  • Spotify unveiled an update that allows users to pin up to 20 playlists, albums, artists, podcasts and audiobooks to the top of their profile library.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 8 July 2026
Definition of pin
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
  • Is this guy just saying we were screwed before, and we're still screwed now, just with more velocity?
    — RJ Friedman, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of screw
Verb
  • The judge denied a request to unshackle him completely, saying that the handcuffs would be removed while Burke was at the table but that his legs would remain shackled under it.
    — Madeline Morrison, NBC news, 22 July 2026
  • Burke, shackled to a chair, reportedly showed no visible reaction.
    — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of shackle
Verb
  • 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
Definition of strap
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