Held tightly together with hands or arms, or held securely as if by a clasp.
Past tense and past participle of 'clasp,' from Old English 'clæps' or related Germanic roots meaning 'to grip or embrace.' The word evolved from the physical action of closing your hands together.
The word 'clasped' appears in countless love poems and emotional scenes because there's something deeply human about closing your hands around something precious—Shakespeare and Brontë knew the power of describing clasped hands.
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