Definitions for: Hasp


[n] a fastener for a door or lid; a hinged metal strap fits over a staple and is locked with a pin or padlock
[v] secure or lock with a hasp



Webster (1913) Definition: Hasp, n. [OE. hasp, hesp, AS. h[ae]pse; akin to G. haspe,
h["a]spe, Sw. & Dan. haspe, Icel. hespa.]
1. A clasp, especially a metal strap permanently fast at one
end to a staple or pin, while the other passes over a
staple, and is fastened by a padlock or a pin; also, a
metallic hook for fastening a door.

2. A spindle to wind yarn, thread, or silk on.

3. An instrument for cutting the surface of grass land; a
scarifier.


Hasp, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hasped; p. pr. & vb. n.
Hasping.] [AS. h[ae]psian.]
To shut or fasten with a hasp.

See Also: catch, fasten, fix, secure

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