Clasp vs Warp - What's the Difference?
Definition as Noun
- a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together
- the act of grasping
Definition as Noun
- yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof
- a shape distorted by twisting or folding
- a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting
- a moral or mental distortion
Definition as Verb
- hold firmly and tightly
- grasp firmly
- fasten with or as if with a brooch
- fasten with a buckle or buckles
Definition as Verb
- make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
- bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat
Examples
- "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing"
- "The child clasped my hands"
- "The highway buckled during the heat wave"
- "The highway buckled during the heat wave"