The difference between Clasp and Hold
When used as nouns, clasp means a fastener or holder, particularly one that clasps, whereas hold means a grasp or grip.
When used as verbs, clasp means to take hold of, whereas hold means to grasp or grip.
Hold is also adjective with the meaning: gracious.
check bellow for the other definitions of Clasp and Hold
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Clasp as a noun:
A fastener or holder, particularly one that clasps.
Examples:
"I always have a hard time working the clasp on this necklace!"
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Clasp as a noun (in the singular):
An embrace, a grasp, or handshake.
Examples:
"He took her hand in a firm clasp."
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Clasp as a verb (transitive):
To take hold of; to grasp; to grab tightly.
Examples:
"They clasped hands and parted as friends."
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Clasp as a verb:
To shut or fasten together with, or as if with, a clasp.
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Hold as a verb (transitive):
To grasp or grip.
Examples:
"'Hold the pencil like this."
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Hold as a verb (transitive):
To contain or store.
Examples:
"This package holds six bottles."
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Hold as a verb:
To maintain or keep to a position or state. To have and keep possession of something. To reserve. To cause to wait or delay. To detain. To be or remain valid; to apply (usually in the third person). To keep oneself in a particular state. To impose restraint upon; to limit in motion or action; to bind legally or morally; to confine; to restrain. To bear, carry, or manage. Not to move; to halt; to stop. Not to give way; not to part or become separated; to remain unbroken or unsubdued. To remain continent; to control an excretory bodily function.
Examples:
"'Hold my coat for me.  nowrap The general ordered the colonel to hold his position at all costs."
"'Hold a table for us at 7:00."
"'Hold the elevator."
"'Hold the suspect in this cell."
"to hold true;  The proposition holds."
"to hold firm;  to hold opinions"
"He holds himself proudly erect.  Hold your head high."
"to hold one's bladder;  to hold one's breath"
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Hold as a verb:
To maintain or keep to particular opinions, promises, actions. To maintain, to consider, to opine. To bind (someone) to a consequence of his or her actions. To maintain in being or action; to carry on; to prosecute, as a course of conduct or an argument; to continue; to sustain. To accept, as an opinion; to be the adherent of, openly or privately; to persist in, as a purpose; to maintain; to sustain. To restrain oneself; to refrain; to hold back.
Examples:
"He was held responsible for the actions of those under his command.  nowrap I'll hold him to that promise."
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Hold as a verb (tennis, ambitransitive):
To win one's own service game.
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Hold as a verb:
To take place, to occur.
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Hold as a verb:
To organise an event or meeting (usually in passive voice).
Examples:
"Elections will be held on the first Sunday of next month."
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Hold as a verb (archaic):
To derive right or title.
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Hold as a noun:
A grasp or grip.
Examples:
"Keep a firm hold on the handlebars."
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Hold as a noun:
A place where animals are held for safety
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Hold as a noun:
An order that something is to be reserved or delayed, limiting or preventing how it can be dealt with.
Examples:
"Senator X placed a hold on the bill, then went to the library and placed a hold on a book."
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Hold as a noun:
Something reserved or kept.
Examples:
"We have a hold here for you."
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Hold as a noun:
Power over someone or something.
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Hold as a noun:
The ability to persist.
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Hold as a noun:
The property of maintaining the shape of styled hair.
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Hold as a noun (wrestling):
A position or grip used to control the opponent.
Examples:
"He got him in a tight hold and pinned him to the mat."
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Hold as a noun (exercise):
An exercise involving holding a position for a set time
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Hold as a noun ([[gambling]]):
The percentage the house wins on a gamble, the house or bookmaker's hold.
Examples:
"The House Hold on the game is 10,000, this is the amount of decision or risk the house wishes to assume."
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Hold as a noun ([[gambling]]):
The wager amount, the total hold.
Examples:
"As of Monday night the total Melbourne Cup hold was $848,015"
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Hold as a noun (tennis):
An instance of holding one's service game, as opposed to being broken.
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Hold as a noun:
The part of an object one is intended to grasp, or anything one can use for grasping with hands or feet.
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Hold as a noun:
A fruit machine feature allowing one or more of the reels to remain fixed while the others spin.
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Hold as a noun (video games, dated):
A pause facility.
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Hold as a noun:
The queueing system on telephones and similar communication systems which maintains a connection when all lines are busy.
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Hold as a noun (baseball):
A statistic awarded to a relief pitcher who is not still pitching at the end of the game and who records at least one out and maintains a lead for his team.
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Hold as an adjective (obsolete):
Gracious; friendly; faithful; true.
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Hold as a noun (nautical, aviation):
The cargo area of a ship or aircraft, (often cargo hold).
Examples:
"Put that in the hold."