unclasp

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verb

To release the clasp or grip of something.

“They unclasped their hands.”

Opposite
clasp
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Meanings

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

present singular third person unclasps · participle present unclasping · participle past unclasped · past unclasped

  1. transitiveTo release the clasp or grip of something.

    They unclasped their hands.

  2. transitiveTo unfasten something.
  3. intransitiveTo release or relax the grasp.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbrelease from a clasp

Opposite
clasp
Broader
let go oflet gorelease
Also see
unloose

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From un- + clasp.

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Translations

Bulgarian разкопчавам
  • разкопчавам (razkopčavam)to release the clasp from something
French dégrafer
  • dégraferto release the clasp from something
Irish dínasc
  • dínascto release the clasp from something
Latin exfībulō
  • exfībulōto release the clasp from something
Cite this entry
APA

unclasp. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unclasp

MLA

“unclasp.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unclasp. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unclasp,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unclasp.

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