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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hasp

/hæsp/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English

Syllables
hasp
IPA
/hæsp/
9
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A clasp, especially a metal strap fastened by a padlock or a pin; also, a hook for fastening a door.

noun

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

noun

Alternative form of hesp (“measure of linen thread”).

noun

An instrument for cutting the surface of grassland; a scarifier.

verb

To shut or fasten with a hasp, or as with a hasp.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: haspe, hæsp, *haspijā, *haspijǭ, *kh₂em-

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /hæsp/
  • British English: /hɑːsp/

Usage

Inflected Forms

hasps (plural) hasps (present, singular) hasping (participle, present) hasped (participle, past) hasped (past)

Derived Forms

unhasp

Rhymes With

grasp gasp clasp asp rasp jasp

Questions

How do you pronounce hasp?
The recorded pronunciation is /hæsp/.
What does hasp mean?
A clasp, especially a metal strap fastened by a padlock or a pin; also, a hook for fastening a door.
Where does hasp come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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