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unclasp
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb unclasp has 1 sense
- unclasp(v = verb.contact) Array - release from a clasp; "She clasped and unclasped her hands" is one way to let go, let go of, release, relinquish
Antonyms: clasp, clasp
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
CIDE DICTIONARY
unclasp, v. t. [1st pref. un- + clasp.].
To loose the clasp of; to open, as something that is fastened with, or as with, a clasp; as, to unclasp a book; to unclasp the hands; to unclasp one's heart. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
unclasp, v.tr.
1 loosen the clasp or clasps of.
2 release the grip of (a hand etc.).
1 loosen the clasp or clasps of.
2 release the grip of (a hand etc.).
THESAURUS
unclasp
cast off, detach, disengage, doff, free, leave go, let go, let loose of, liberate, loose, loosen, release, remove, take off, unbar, unbind, unbolt, unbuckle, unbutton, unchain, unclutch, undo, unfasten, unfetter, unglue, unhand, unlace, unlatch, unleash, unlock, unloose, unloosen, unstick, unstrap, untie, weigh anchor
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