HASP

hasp

(noun) a fastener for a door or lid; a hinged metal plate is fitted over a staple and is locked with a pin or padlock

hasp

(verb) secure or lock with a hasp

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

hasp (plural hasps)

A clasp, especially a metal strap fastened by a padlock or a pin; also, a hook for fastening a door.

A spindle to wind yarn, thread, or silk on.

Alternative form of hesp

An instrument for cutting the surface of grassland; a scarifier.

Verb

hasp (third-person singular simple present hasps, present participle hasping, simple past and past participle hasped)

(transitive) To shut or fasten with a hasp.

Anagrams

• HSAP, HSPA, PAHs, PHAs, SAHP, Shap, haps, pahs, pash, psha

Source: Wiktionary

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Hasp, n. Etym: [OE. hasp, hesp, AS. hæpse; akin to G. haspe, häspe, Sw. & Dan. haspe, Icel. hespa.]

1. A clasp, especially a metal strap permanently fast at one end to a staple or pin, while the other passes over a staple, and is fastened by a padlock or a pin; also, a metallic hook for fastening a door.

2. A spindle to wind yarn, thread, or silk on.

3. An instrument for cutting the surface of grass land; a scarifier.

Hasp, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hasped; p. pr. & vb. n. Hasping.] Etym: [AS. hæpsian.]

Definition: To shut or fasten with a hasp.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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