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HASP

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A fastener for a door or lid; a hinged metal plate is fitted over a staple and is locked with a pin or padlock

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("hasp" is a kind of...):

catch (a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window)

Derivation:

hasp (secure or lock with a hasp)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Secure or lock with a hasp

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "hasp" is one way to...):

fasten; fix; secure (cause to be firmly attached)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

hasp (a fastener for a door or lid; a hinged metal plate is fitted over a staple and is locked with a pin or padlock)

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