verb
- past tense and past participle of hasp; fastened or secured with a hasp (a clasp or fastening device).
Usage: transitive verb; common in descriptions of doors, chests, and containers
Examples
- She hasped the wooden chest shut before leaving the room.
- The old gate was hasped with a rusty metal clasp.
- He hasped the door to keep it from blowing open in the wind.
- The trunk had been hasped and locked for decades.
- They hasped the cabinet to prevent the children from opening it.