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# unclasp

«unclasp» in Mova's school dictionary: **to open a clasp, catch or hook that fastens something, or…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb (unclasp, unclasps, unclasped, unclasping)

### meaning for a pupil

To unclasp is to open a clasp, catch or hook that fastens something, or to let go of something held tightly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unclasp/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

in tales, a fastened book or a pair of hands is opened

### examples

- She unclasped her necklace. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unclasp/#x1)
- Lionel unclasped the book and laid it open. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unclasp/#x2)
- He clasped and unclasped his fingers while he waited. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unclasp/#x3)

### note

nothing for maths

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «unclasp» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unclasp/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.