| clasp | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. clasp | a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together. |
| ~ handbag, purse, bag, pocketbook | a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women).; "she reached into her bag and found a comb" |
| ~ bangle, bracelet | jewelry worn around the wrist for decoration. |
| ~ fastening, holdfast, fastener, fixing | restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place. |
| n. (act) | 2. clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold | the act of grasping.; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing" |
| ~ choke hold, chokehold | a restraining hold; someone loops the arm around the neck of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind.; "he grabbed the woman in a chokehold, demanded her cash and jewelry, and then fled" |
| ~ embrace, embracement, embracing | the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection). |
| ~ prehension, taking hold, grasping, seizing | the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles). |
| ~ wrestling hold | a hold used in the sport of wrestling. |
| v. (contact) | 3. clasp | hold firmly and tightly. |
| ~ grasp, hold on | hold firmly. |
| ~ hug, bosom, embrace, squeeze | squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness.; "Hug me, please"; "They embraced"; "He hugged her close to him" |
| v. (contact) | 4. brooch, clasp | fasten with or as if with a brooch. |
| ~ fasten, fix, secure | cause to be firmly attached.; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" |
| v. (contact) | 5. buckle, clasp | fasten with a buckle or buckles. |
| ~ fasten, fix, secure | cause to be firmly attached.; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" |
| v. (contact) | 6. clasp | grasp firmly.; "The child clasped my hands" |
| ~ clutch, prehend, seize | take hold of; grab.; "The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals" |
| hook | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. hook | a catch for locking a door. |
| ~ catch | a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window. |
| n. (shape) | 2. crotchet, hook | a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook. |
| ~ curve, curved shape | the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes. |
| ~ uncus | (biology) any hook-shaped process or part. |
| n. (cognition) | 3. bait, come-on, hook, lure, sweetener | anything that serves as an enticement. |
| ~ enticement, temptation | something that seduces or has the quality to seduce. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. claw, hook | a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something. |
| ~ anchor, ground tackle | a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving. |
| ~ clothes hanger, coat hanger, dress hanger | a hanger that is shaped like a person's shoulders and used to hang garments on. |
| ~ grapnel, grapple, grappling hook, grappling iron, grappler | a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope. |
| ~ mechanical device | mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles. |
| ~ pothook | an S-shaped hook to suspend a pot over a fire. |
| ~ tenterhook | one of a series of hooks used to hold cloth on a tenter. |
| n. (artifact) | 5. hook | a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something. |
| ~ barb | a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove. |
| ~ boat hook | pole-handled hook used to pull or push boats. |
| ~ buttonhook | a hook for pulling a button through a buttonhole. |
| ~ crotchet | a small tool or hooklike implement. |
| ~ cup hook | hook (usually on the underside of a shelf) for hanging cups. |
| ~ fishhook | a sharp barbed hook for catching fish. |
| ~ gaff | an iron hook with a handle; used for landing large fish. |
| ~ gig | a cluster of hooks (without barbs) that is drawn through a school of fish to hook their bodies; used when fish are not biting. |
| ~ implement | instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end. |
| ~ meat hook | a strong pointed hook from which the carcasses of animals are hung. |
| ~ skyhook | a hook that is imagined to be suspended from the sky. |
| n. (act) | 6. draw, hook, hooking | a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer.; "he took lessons to cure his hooking" |
| ~ golf shot, golf stroke, swing | the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it. |
| n. (act) | 7. hook | a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent. |
| ~ biff, punch, lick, clout, poke, slug | (boxing) a blow with the fist.; "I gave him a clout on his nose" |
| ~ roundhouse | a hook delivered with an exaggerated swing. |
| n. (act) | 8. hook, hook shot | a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket. |
| ~ basketball shot | throwing the basketball toward the hoop.; "his shot hit the rim and bounced out" |
| v. (contact) | 9. hook | fasten with a hook. |
| ~ fasten, fix, secure | cause to be firmly attached.; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" |
| v. (possession) | 10. fleece, gazump, hook, overcharge, pluck, plume, rob, soak, surcharge | rip off; ask an unreasonable price. |
| ~ extort, gouge, wring, rack, squeeze | obtain by coercion or intimidation.; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him" |
| ~ bill, charge | demand payment.; "Will I get charged for this service?"; "We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights" |
| ~ cheat, rip off, chisel | deprive somebody of something by deceit.; "The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my money" |
| v. (creation) | 11. crochet, hook | make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle.; "She sat there crocheting all day" |
| ~ handicraft | a craft that requires skillful hands. |
| ~ crochet | create by looping or crocheting.; "crochet a bedspread" |
| ~ loop, intertwine | make a loop in.; "loop a rope" |
| v. (contact) | 12. hook | hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left. |
| ~ golf, golf game | a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes. |
| ~ hit | cause to move by striking.; "hit a ball" |
| v. (possession) | 13. cop, glom, hook, knock off, snitch, thieve | take by theft.; "Someone snitched my wallet!" |
| ~ steal | take without the owner's consent.; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation" |
| v. (possession) | 14. abstract, cabbage, filch, hook, lift, nobble, pilfer, pinch, purloin, snarf, sneak, swipe | make off with belongings of others. |
| ~ steal | take without the owner's consent.; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation" |
| v. (contact) | 15. hook | hit with a hook.; "His opponent hooked him badly" |
| ~ boxing, pugilism, fisticuffs | fighting with the fists. |
| ~ hit | deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument.; "He hit her hard in the face" |
| v. (contact) | 16. hook | catch with a hook.; "hook a fish" |
| ~ seize | hook by a pull on the line.; "strike a fish" |
| ~ grab, take hold of, catch | take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of.; "Catch the ball!"; "Grab the elevator door!" |
| v. (consumption) | 17. addict, hook | to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug). |
| ~ accustom, habituate | make psychologically or physically used (to something).; "She became habituated to the background music" |
| ~ habituate, use | take or consume (regularly or habitually).; "She uses drugs rarely" |
| v. (competition) | 18. hook | secure with the foot.; "hook the ball" |
| ~ rugby, rugby football, rugger | a form of football played with an oval ball. |
| ~ play | shoot or hit in a particular manner.; "She played a good backhand last night" |
| v. (communication) | 19. hook, snare | entice and trap.; "The car salesman had snared three potential customers" |
| ~ accost, solicit, hook | approach with an offer of sexual favors.; "he was solicited by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in the park" |
| ~ entice, lure, tempt | provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion.; "He lured me into temptation" |
| v. (communication) | 20. accost, hook, solicit | approach with an offer of sexual favors.; "he was solicited by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in the park" |
| ~ snare, hook | entice and trap.; "The car salesman had snared three potential customers" |
| ~ offer | make available or accessible, provide or furnish.; "The conference center offers a health spa"; "The hotel offers private meeting rooms" |
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