Hasp
[hɑːsp] or [hæsp]
Definition
(noun.) a fastener for a door or lid; a hinged metal plate is fitted over a staple and is locked with a pin or padlock.
(verb.) secure or lock with a hasp.
Typed by Angelo--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A clasp, especially a metal strap permanently fast at one end to a staple or pin, while the other passes over a staple, and is fastened by a padlock or a pin; also, a metallic hook for fastening a door.
(n.) A spindle to wind yarn, thread, or silk on.
(n.) An instrument for cutting the surface of grass land; a scarifier.
(v. t.) To shut or fasten with a hasp.
Typed by Angelo
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Clasp (to be put over a staple).[2]. Hook.
Editor: Solomon
Definition
n. a clasp: the clasp of a padlock: a spindle: a skein of yarn.—v.t. to fasten with a hasp.
Editor: Moore
Examples
- She has joined the two chains, and has fastened them to the hasp in the tin case. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- The hasp snapped sharply in its hole, and Miss Ophelia turned the key, and pocketed it in triumph. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- The action of the water had so rusted the chain, that it was impossible for me to unfasten it from the hasp which attached it to the case. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
Inputed by Frances