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to reclasp

to reclasp

8.1
To hug someone again
  • verb
  • /rɪˈklæsp/
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  • After a long separation, she rushed to reclasp her friend in a warm hug.

Examples

  • He wanted nothing more than to reclasp his child after the journey.

  • After a long time apart, they reclasped each other tightly.

  • The siblings would reclasp each other every time they met after school.

  • She decided to reclasp him after their argument.

  • After years apart, she couldn't wait to reclasp her grandmother in a heartfelt embrace.

  • The couple decided to reclasp on the beach, feeling happy to be together again.

  • As soon as he returned home, she ran to reclasp him joyfully in her arms.

Antonyms

to release
∞ 1.8

To let someone or something go free from being held

How Tight

to squeeze
119 1.6
to hug
336 1.0
to reclasp
8.1
to clasp
33 2.6
to hold
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

reclasp infinitive
reclasped past
reclasped past participle
reclasping present participle
reclasps third person singular

Morphology

reclasp = clasp (transparent) = re + clasp

The sense is directly built from 'clasp' plus the productive prefix 're-' meaning 'again'.

Etymology

Reclasp uses re- meaning 'again' and clasp meaning 'to hold tightly', so it can mean to 'hold or hug someone again', like taking a friend into your arms after a long time apart.