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Unclasp definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

UNCL'ASP, v.t. To loose a clasp; to open what is fastened with a clasp; as, to unclasp a book.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: release from a clasp; "She clasped and unclasped her hands" [ant: clasp]

Merriam Webster's

Date: 1530 transitive verb 1. to open the clasp of 2. to open or cause to be opened (as a clenched hand) intransitive verb to loosen a hold

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.tr. 1 loosen the clasp or clasps of. 2 release the grip of (a hand etc.).

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Unclasp Un*clasp", v. t. [1st pref. un- + clasp.] To loose the clasp of; to open, as something that is fastened, or as with, a clasp; as, to unclasp a book; to unclasp one's heart.

Moby Thesaurus

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