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# unclasp

verb (unclasp, unclasps, unclasped, unclasping)

«unclasp» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

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

### In the lessons

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

### Examples

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

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «unclasp» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unclasp/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«unclasp» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/unclasp.html) on Mova free.