Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A metal fastener with a hinged slotted part that fits over a staple and is secured by a pin, bolt, or padlock.
  • transitive verb To close or lock with such a fastener.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A clasp; especially, a clasp that passes over a staple and is fastened by a pin or a padlock; also, a metal hook for fastening a door.
  • noun A spindle to wind yarn, thread, or silk on.
  • noun A thread, string, or skein.
  • noun A quantity of yarn, the fourth part of a spindle.
  • noun An instrument for cutting the surface of grass-land. In this sense also called a scarifier.
  • To shut or fasten with a hasp.
  • To clasp; inclose; fasten as if with a hasp.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • transitive verb To shut or fasten with a hasp.
  • noun 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.
  • noun A spindle to wind yarn, thread, or silk on.
  • noun An instrument for cutting the surface of grass land; a scarifier.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A clasp, especially a metal strap fastened by a padlock or a pin; also, a hook for fastening a door.
  • verb To shut or fasten with a hasp.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a fastener for a door or lid; a hinged metal plate is fitted over a staple and is locked with a pin or padlock
  • verb secure or lock with a hasp

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Middle English, from Old English hæsp, hæpse.]

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Examples

  • Iron bar, with part of the iron plate or hasp which is secured by the lock and keeps the bar in place: Hereford 177 78.

    The Care of Books John Willis Clark 1871

  • Iron bar, with part of the iron plate or hasp which is secured by the lock and keeps the bar in place: Hereford.]

    The Care of Books John Willis Clark 1871

  • I'll share one with you: Needing a piece of wood to fill the gap between a screen door and a spring hasp if you don't know what that is, I can't explain it to you, I dismantled a bookcase, removed the back, stacked the books on the floor, and cut off a teensy-tiny piece of fiberboard, solving that problem.

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  • He picked up the stoutest of the screwdrivers he had brought with him, slid it into the hasp, and twisted.

    Gideon’s war Howard Gordon 2011

  • He picked up the stoutest of the screwdrivers he had brought with him, slid it into the hasp, and twisted.

    Gideon’s war Howard Gordon 2011

  • He picked up the stoutest of the screwdrivers he had brought with him, slid it into the hasp, and twisted.

    Gideon’s war Howard Gordon 2011

  • He picked up the stoutest of the screwdrivers he had brought with him, slid it into the hasp, and twisted.

    Gideon’s war Howard Gordon 2011

  • Flange and hasp makers are the biggest customers for widgets, domestically and internationally.

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  • The little green, wooden house has screened windows, a door with a hasp, and a hatch that lifts open to the nesting box where you collect eggs.

    Tina Traster: Who Stole My Chicken? 2010

  • The little green, wooden house has screened windows, a door with a hasp, and a hatch that lifts open to the nesting box where you collect eggs.

    Tina Traster: Who Stole My Chicken? 2010

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