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enclasp
en·clasp [ in klásp, en klásp ] (past and past participle en·clasped, present participle en·clasp·ing, 3rd person present singular en·clasps)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
tightly clasp somebody or something: to embrace or hold somebody or something tightly ( formal )

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