holdfast vs clasp

clasp vs holdfast

holdfast and clasp both are nouns.

holdfast is not a verb while clasp is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
holdfast	Yes	No	No	No
clasp	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, clasp is a hyponym of holdfast; that is, clasp is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than holdfast:

holdfast: restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
clasp: a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together

Other hyponyms of holdfast include bellyband, buckle, button, carabiner, karabiner, snap ring, catch, cleat, clinch, clip, clothes peg, clothes pin, clothespin, corrugated fastener, wiggle nail, cottar, cotter, cringle, eyelet, grommet, grummet, loop, dowel, dowel pin, joggle, fillet, stopping, hook and eye, knot, lashing, link, linkup, tie-in, tie, lock, locker, nail, nut and bolt, paper fastener, pin, screw, seal, seal, sealing wax, slide fastener, zip, zip fastener, zipper, press stud, snap, snap fastener, toggle, toggle bolt, hair clip.

holdfast (noun)	clasp (noun)
restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place	the act of grasping
	a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together

holdfast (verb)	clasp (verb)
	hold firmly and tightly
	grasp firmly
	fasten with a buckle or buckles
	fasten with or as if with a brooch

Difference between holdfast and clasp

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