Synonyms for hasp
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : hasp |
| Phonetic Transcription : hæsp |
Définition of hasp
Origin :- Old English hæpse "fastening, clip," with later Old English metathesis of -p- and -s-. Related to Old Norse hespa "hasp, fastening," Middle Dutch, German haspe "clamp, hinge, hook," of uncertain origin.
- noun fastener
- Hands quivering, Thad snapped back the hasp, lifted the lid.
- Extract from : « Salvage in Space » by John Stewart Williamson
- There was a slight crack, and it swung inwards as the screws of the hasp drew.
- Extract from : « The Grell Mystery » by Frank Froest
- She turned the key with a wrench, and the hasp shot from its place.
- Extract from : « The Master-Knot of Human Fate » by Ellis Meredith
- It was on the hasp, an' he pushed it open, an' keeked bauldly in.
- Extract from : « Masterpieces of Mystery, Vol. 1 (of 4) » by Various
- He slipped down into the sloop and kicked loose the hasp of the hatch.
- Extract from : « Cabbages and Kings » by O. Henry
- Brass hinges and hasp will also be found great improvements.
- Extract from : « Scotch Loch-Fishing » by AKA Black Palmer, William Senior
- The lock had been forced; the hasp was hanging, suspended from a twisted staple.
- Extract from : « 'Firebrand' Trevison » by Charles Alden Seltzer
- The bar is locked by means of a hasp attached to the standard in which the lock is sunk.
- Extract from : « The Care of Books » by John Willis Clark
- As Elissa fumbled at the hasp of the door of the garden, Metem overtook her.
- Extract from : « Elissa » by H. Rider Haggard
- “There is some one trying to come in, and fumbling at the hasp,” said his father.
- Extract from : « In the Roar of the Sea » by Sabine Baring-Gould
Antonyms for hasp
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