hasp UK /hɑːsp/US /hæsp/noun 3verb 1forms 3 noun3 •A clasp, especially a metal strap fastened by a padlock or a pin; also, a hook for fastening a door. •A spindle to wind yarn, thread, or silk on. •An instrument for cutting the surface of grassland; a scarifier. verb1 •To shut or fasten with a hasp, or as with a hasp.He is hasped and hooped and hirpling with pain, limping and looped in it. — 1999 formshasped · hasping · hasps