The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Clasp \Clasp\ (kl[.a]sp), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Clasped
   (kl[.a]spt); p. pr. & vb. n. Clasping] [OE. claspen,
   clapsen, prob. akin to E. clap.]
   1. To shut or fasten together with, or as with, a clasp; to
      shut or fasten (a clasp, or that which fastens with a
      clasp).
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   2. To inclose and hold in the hand or with the arms; to
      grasp; to embrace.
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   3. To surround and cling to; to entwine about. "Clasping
      ivy." --Milton.
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