What's the difference between inclasp and unclasp?
Inclasp
Definition:
(v. t.) To clasp within; to hold fast to; to embrace or encircle.
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Unclasp
Definition:
(v. t.) To loose the clasp of; to open, as something that is fastened, or as with, a clasp; as, to unclasp a book; to unclasp one's heart.
Example Sentences:
(1) Then the abductor muscle contracted (causing rapid unclasping, or releasing), responding to the stimulus as a release signal.
(2) As a result, over the monotone sound of his gravelly voice describing the world of organised crime, an increasingly horrified American public watched Costello's hands, drumming on the desk, his thick fingers clasping and unclasping.