If you clasp someone or something, you hold them tightly in your hands or arms. She clasped the children to her He paced the corridor, hands clasped behind his back
A metal arm extends from a removable partial denture It helps to hold on to natural tooth structure and thus provide anchorage for the denture
The metal part of a retainer which helps retain, support and stabilise an appliance
the act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing" a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together hold firmly and tightly grasp firmly; "The child clasped my hands