Emily Dickinson Lexicon

CLASP, v.t.

1. To shut or fasten together with a clasp. – Pope.
2. To catch and hold by twining; to surround and cling to; as, the clasping ivy. – Milton.
3. To inclose and hold in the hand; or simply to inclose or encompass with the fingers. – Bacon.
4. To embrace closely; to throw the arms round; to catch with the arms. – Milton. Dryden.
5. To inclose, and press.