hasp

Meaning

Noun

1. A clasp, especially a metal strap fastened by a padlock or a pin; also, a hook for fastening a door.
2. A spindle to wind yarn, thread, or silk on.
3. Alternative form of hesp (“measure of linen thread”)
4. An instrument for cutting the surface of grassland; a scarifier.

Verb

To shut or fasten with a hasp.

Synonyms

bolt

latch

clasp

staple

bar

lock up

catch

hook

🪝

lock

🔒

padlock

hank

locking buckle

clamp

🗜️

hip and staple

buckle

Agraffe

pivot

saltire

skein

brooch

door latch

Morse

fastening for a door

hasp and staple

St. Anthony’s cross

clog up

fastener

fastening

Pronounced as (IPA)

/hæsp/

Etymology

From Middle English haspe, hespe, from Old English hæsp, hæpse (“hasp; clasp; fastening”), from Proto-West Germanic *haspijā, from Proto-Germanic *haspijǭ, *hapsijǭ (“hasp”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kamb- (“to bend; crook”).
Cognate with Middle Dutch haspe, Middle Low German haspe, hespe, German Low German Haspel (“spindle of yarn”), German Häspe, Danish haspe, Swedish hasp, Icelandic hespa (“clamp; hasp; skein of yarn”).