I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
clasp your hands (= hold them together tightly )
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Emily clasped her hands together and stood there nervously.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He hands them over wordlessly, his other arm circling a briefcase with a broken clasp .
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It was about fifteen inches wide, of polished wood, and bound with brass clasps.
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Most exciting of all, the book had a small gilt clasp with a lock and key.
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The gilding was flaking off a clumsy clasp and some stitches had broken on the handle, leaving it frayed and shabby.
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The third time the clasp jammed.
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
tightly
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His hands clasped tightly in front of his chest.
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Her sister, Rachel, sat on the couch, her hands clasped tightly together.
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She instinctively shrunk back against the wall, her hands clasped tightly against her chest.
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He stared straight ahead, hands clasped tightly in his lap, back straight, head up, shoulders squared.
together
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Kneel, feet and legs together , arms stretched above your head, hands clasped together.
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And he was leaning forward on his chair, his hands clasped together .
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His hands were clasped together as if to comfort one another.
■ NOUN
arm
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I found Sally clasped in the arms of some character with a loud taste in shoes.
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Then they clasped hands and arms , began dancing.
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He clasped Joanne in his arms , not for love or lust, just sheer joy at being alive.
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He stood there like an idiot as she clasped him by the arms and kissed him on the cheek.
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He clasped her arm and spun her about so she was facing the king.
chest
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His hands clasped tightly in front of his chest .
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She instinctively shrunk back against the wall, her hands clasped tightly against her chest .
finger
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His own hands involuntarily rise to clasp at my fingers .
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The child himself so thin you could have clasped your fingers around his waist.
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He clasped her fingers and brought them to his lips.
hand
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Leonora had small, well-shaped hands and clasped his warmly.
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Only her hands , clasping the edge of the table, betrayed her rage.
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His hands clasped tightly in front of his chest.
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Lilly stood at the window in the front room with her hands clasped behind her back, looking down into the woods.
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Kneel, feet and legs together, arms stretched above your head, hands clasped together.
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To Heather, she seemed delicate looking, poised with her hands loosely clasped in front.
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She picked him up with her left hand and held him clasped in her palm.
head
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He had his hands clasped behind his head and was leaning against the head-rest behind him so that his tanned throat was exposed.
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Patrick pulled his hands out from beneath the covers and clasped them behind his head , his eyes on the ceiling.
knee
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Kate's arms were clasped around her knees in an attitude she often took up.
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She stretched out across the floor and thrust her clasped hands between her knees .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Lie down with your hands clasped behind your head.
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The baby monkey clasped its mother's fur tightly.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He clasped the royal hand and plastered it with three lingering kisses.
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I see nothing wrong with clasping them above the waist.
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Kneel, feet and legs together, arms stretched above your head, hands clasped together.
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Magrat clasped her hands together and looked down, biting her knuckles.
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The three sit silent for a moment, hands clasped in identical attitudes, staring at the table.
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To Heather, she seemed delicate looking, poised with her hands loosely clasped in front.