Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Clasp \Clasp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clasped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Clasping}] [OE. claspen, clapsen, prob. akin to E. clap.]
   1. To shut or fasten together with, or as with, a clasp; to
      shut or fasten (a clasp, or that which fastens with a
      clasp).

   2. To inclose and hold in the hand or with the arms; to
      grasp; to embrace.

   3. To surround and cling to; to entwine about. ``Clasping
      ivy.'' --Milton.

Clasp \Clasp\, n.
   1. An adjustable catch, bent plate, or hook, for holding
      together two objects or the parts of anything, as the ends
      of a belt, the covers of a book, etc.

   2. A close embrace; a throwing of the arms around; a
      grasping, as with the hand.

   {Clasp knife}, a large knife, the blade of which folds or
      shuts into the handle.

   {Clasp lock}, a lock which closes or secures itself by means
      of a spring.

Source : WordNet®

clasp
     n 1: a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two
          things together
     2: the act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he
        has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold
        on the railing" [syn: {clench}, {clutch}, {clutches}, {grasp},
         {grip}, {hold}]
     v 1: hold firmly and tightly [ant: {unclasp}]
     2: fasten with or as if with a brooch [syn: {brooch}]
     3: fasten with a buckle or buckles [syn: {buckle}] [ant: {unbuckle}]
     4: grasp firmly; "The child clasped my hands" [ant: {unclasp}]

Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

CLASP
     
        Computer Language for AeronauticS and Programming.
     
        A {real-time} language from NASA focussing on {fixed-point}
        mathematics.  CLASP is a near subset of {SPL}, with some ideas
        from {PL/I}.
     
        ["Flight Computer and Language Processor Study", Raymond
        J. Rubey, Management Information Services, Detroit, 1971].
     
        (1994-10-13)