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Showing words for CLASPING using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Clasping

clasping, placings, scalping

7 Letter Words for Clasping

capling, caplins, inclasp, lacings, lapsing, palings, placing, sapling, scaling, scaping, spacing

6 Letter Words for Clasping

algins, aligns, caping, caplin, casing, clangs, clings, glacis, glanis, lacing, lapins, lasing, liangs, ligans, linacs, lingas, pacing, paling, panics, panisc, pisang, plains, plangi, plings, sangil, signal, spaing, spical, spinal

5 Letter Words for Clasping

acing, algic, algin, align, alisp, anils, aping, aspic, cains, calin, calps, cangs, canis, canli, clags, clang, clans, claps, clasp, cling, clips, gains, gilas, gisla, glans, glias, incas, lacis, laics, langi, lapin, lapis, lapsi, liang, ligan, ligas, linac, linga, lings, nails, ngapi, nipas, pails, pains, palis, pangi, pangs, panic, pians, pical, picas, pinas, pings, plain, plang, plans, plias, plica, pling, salic, sapin, scail, scalp, scapi, scian, sigla, signa, sinal, slain, slang, sling, snail, spail, spain, spang, spial, spica, spina

4 Letter Words for Clasping

agin, agni, ails, ains, alin, alps, anil, anis, ansi, apis, asci, asin, cain, calp, cals, cang, cans, capi, caps, cigs, clag, clan, clap, clin, clip, gail, gain, gali, galp, gals, gaps, gasp, gila, gils, gins, glia, glis, inca, incl, inga, insp, lacs, lags, laic, lain, lang, laps, lias, ligs, lina, ling, lins, lipa, lips, lisp, nagi, nags, naig, nail, nais, naps, nasi, ngai, nils, nipa, nips, pacs, pail, pain, pais, pali, pals, pang, pans, pasi, pial, pian, pias, pica, pics, pigs, pila, pina, ping, pins, pisa, plan, plia, psia, psig, saic, sail, sain, saip, salp, sang, scan, scap, scil, sial, sian, sign, sila, sina, sing, slag, slap, slip, snag, snap, snig, snip, spag, span, spic, spig, spin

3 Letter Words for Clasping

ags, ail, ain, ais, alc, alg, aln, alp, als, anc, ans, apc, apl, asg, asl, asp, cag, cai, cal, can, cap, cgs, cia, cig, cis, cli, cns, cpa, cpi, cpl, cps, csi, csp, gal, gan, gap, gas, gin, gis, gnp, gns, gps, ign, inc, ing, ins, ipl, ips, isl, isn, lac, lag, lai, lan, lap, las, lca, lig, lin, lip, lis, lpn, lsc, nag, nap, nas, nig, nil, nip, nis, pac, pal, pan, pas, pci, pia, pic, pig, pil, pin, pis, pli, psi, sac, sag, sai, sal, san, sap, sci, sic, sig, sil, sin, sip, sla, spa, spl

Definitions for Clasping

[1] (of a leaf) partly or wholly surrounding the stem.
[2] a device, usually of metal, for fastening together two or more things or parts of the same thing: a clasp for paper money; a clasp on a necklace.
[3] a firm grasp or grip: a clasp of hands.
[4] a tight embrace: She held the child in a loving clasp.
[5] a small bar or metal design, as a star, for affixing to the ribbon of a military decoration to indicate that the bearer has been awarded the decoration an additional time.
[6] to fasten with or as with a clasp.
[7] to furnish with a clasp.
[8] to seize, grasp, or grip with the hand: She clasped the club in her hand.
[9] to hold in a tight embrace; hug: He clasped the child to him.
[10] to embrace or hug: The lovers clasped.
[11] a fastening, such as a catch or hook, used for holding things together
[12] a firm grasp, hold, or embrace
[13] military a bar or insignia on a medal ribbon, to indicate either a second award or the battle, campaign, or reason for its award
[14] to hold in a firm grasp
[15] to grasp firmly with the hand
[16] to fasten together with or as if with a clasp

Words related to Clasping

grasp, clutch, clamp, fasten, grip, concatenate, squeeze, clip, pin, seize, buckle, clinch, attack, snatch, grapple, hug, embrace, take, press, hold

Words nearby Clasping

clasp, clasp knife, clasp-knife spasticity, clasper, claspers, clasping, class, class a drug, class act, class action, class action law suit

Origin of Clasping

1275–1325; Middle English clasp (noun), claspen (v.), perhaps blend of clippen clip2 and haspe hasp

Other words from Clasping

in·ter·clasp , verb (used with object)
re·clasp , verb (used with object)

Word origin for Clasping

C14: of uncertain origin; compare Old English clyppan to embrace

Synonyms for Clasping

clamp, clutch, fasten, grasp, attack, buckle, clinch, clip, concatenate, connect, embrace, enfold, grapple, grip, hold, hug, pin, press, seize, snatch, squeeze, take, bear hug, coll, glom onto