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UNCLASP
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they unclasp ... he / she / it unclasps
Past simple: unclasped
Past participle: unclasped
-ing form: unclasping
Sense 1
Meaning:
Release from a clasp
Example:
She clasped and unclasped her hands
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "unclasp" is one way to...):
let go; let go of; release; relinquish (release, as from one's grip)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Antonym:
clasp (hold firmly and tightly)
clasp (grasp firmly)
