Definitions for unclaspʌnˈklæsp, -ˈklɑsp

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

un•claspʌnˈklæsp, -ˈklɑsp(v.t.)

  1. to undo the clasp or clasps of; unfasten.

  2. to release from the grasp.

  3. (v.i.)to release or relax the grasp.

Origin of unclasp:

1520–30

Princeton's WordNet

  1. unclasp(verb)

    release from a clasp

    "She clasped and unclasped her hands"

Wiktionary

  1. unclasp(Verb)

    To release the clasp from something

  2. unclasp(Verb)

    To become unfastened

Webster Dictionary

  1. Unclasp(verb)

    to loose the clasp of; to open, as something that is fastened, or as with, a clasp; as, to unclasp a book; to unclasp one's heart


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