Clasp vs Coupler - What's the difference?
clasp | coupler | Synonyms |
A fastener or , particularly one that clasps.
(in the singular) An embrace, a grasp, or handshake.
To take hold of; to grasp; to grab tightly.
* 1922 , (Margery Williams), (The Velveteen Rabbit) :
* 1897 , (Bram Stoker), (Dracula) Chapter 21:
To shut or fasten together with, or as if with, a clasp.
Someone who couples things together, especially someone whose job it is to couple railway carriages.
Anything that serves to couple things together; but especially a device that couples railway carriages.
(music) A device that connects two keyboards of an organ together so that they play together.
A device used to convert electronic information into audible sound signals for transmission over telephone lines.
An electrical device used to transfer energy from one electric device to another, especially without a physical connection.
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Clasp is a synonym of coupler.
As nouns the difference between clasp and coupler
is that clasp is a fastener or , particularly one that clasps while coupler is someone who couples things together, especially someone whose job it is to couple railway carriages.As a verb clasp
is to take hold of; to grasp; to grab tightly.clasp
English
Noun
(en noun)- I always have a hard time working the clasp on this necklace!
- He took her hand in a firm clasp .
Verb
(en verb)- They clasped hands and parted as friends.
- And when the Boy dropped off to sleep, the Rabbit would snuggle down close under his little warm chin and dream, with the Boy's hands clasped close round him all night long.
- The poor dear lady shivered, and I could see the tension of her nerves as she clasped her husband closer to her and bent her head lower and lower still on his breast.