unclasp

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ clasp.[1]

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To release the clasp or grip of something.
    They unclasped their hands.
  2. (transitive) To unfasten something.
  3. (intransitive) To release or relax the grasp.

Translations

References

  1. ^ “unclasp”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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