Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a fastener for a door or lid;
a hinged metal plate is fitted over a staple and is locked with a pin or padlock;
VERB (1)
1.
secure or lock with a hasp;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hasp \Hasp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hasped (h[.a]spt); p. pr. &
vb. n. Hasping.] [AS. h[ae]psian.]
To shut or fasten with a hasp.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hasp \Hasp\ (h[.a]sp), n. [OE. hasp, hesp, AS. h[ae]pse; akin to
G. haspe, h[aum]spe, Sw. & Dan. haspe, Icel. hespa.]
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1. A clasp, especially a metal strap permanently fast at one
end to a staple or pin, while the other passes over a
staple, and is fastened by a padlock or a pin; also, a
metallic hook for fastening a door.
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2. A spindle to wind yarn, thread, or silk on.
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3. An instrument for cutting the surface of grass land; a
scarifier.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hesp \Hesp\, n. [Cf. Icel. hespa a hasp, a wisp or skein. See
Hasp.]
A measure of two hanks of linen thread. [Scot.] [Written also
hasp.] --Knight.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
hasp
n 1: a fastener for a door or lid; a hinged metal plate is
fitted over a staple and is locked with a pin or padlock
v 1: secure or lock with a hasp
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):
Houston Automatic Spooling Program
HASP
(HASP) A program developed by IBM for
NASA in the 1960s to SPOOL output on OS/MFT and OS/MVT
to improve job processing performance.
(2003-05-19)