HASPING Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

hasping

verb

present participle of hasp

as in clamping

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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
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

Definition of clamping

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Unlike in Cutud, participants are mostly female faith healers adhering not to vows but to mystic trances and possession.

— H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 10 July 2026
Decorating rules can be helpful guidelines, but adhering too strictly to conventional wisdom can seriously cramp your style.

— Kristin Hohenadel, The Spruce, 23 June 2026

Definition of adhering

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Biden focused on arming Ukraine to defend itself against Russia, rejoining the Iran nuclear deal and tackling climate change through the Paris Agreement.

— Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
The preseason could play a major factor in deciding the running back competition, since tackling to the ground is rare in training camp drills.

— Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of tackling

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Those culminated in an 1880 anti-Chinese race riot that left resident Look Young dead by hanging, dozens of Chinese residents seriously injured, and most of their businesses burned and destroyed.

— Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 6 Aug. 2026
Its long, trailing vines can spill over a hanging basket or shelf or creep along a credenza.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of hanging

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Florida Attorney General James Ulthmeier once again is grandstanding and sticking his nose into a national issue.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2026
Packers rookie defensive tackle Anthony Campbell has gone from an enormous longshot to make the roster to having a puncher’s chance of sticking.

— Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of sticking

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The breeze was screwing with the sound system, and the temperature dropped abruptly.

— Lily Goldberg, Pitchfork, 26 June 2026
America’s favorite sport is not football, or soccer, but screwing over sports fans, which is why FIFA should hold its World Cup in the United States permanently.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2026

Definition of screwing

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