UNCLASP

unclasp

(verb) release from a clasp; “She clasped and unclasped her hands”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

unclasp (third-person singular simple present unclasps, present participle unclasping, simple past and past participle unclasped)

(transitive) to release the clasp from something

(intransitive) to become unfastened

(transitive) to separate from being clasped

Source: Wiktionary


Un*clasp", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + clasp.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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