Definition of "hasp" [hasp]

• A metal fastener with a hinged slotted part that fits over a staple and is secured by a pin, bolt, or padlock. (noun)
• To close or lock with such a fastener. (verb-transitive)

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• "Iron bar, with part of the iron plate or hasp which is secured by the lock and keeps the bar in place: Hereford 177 78."
• "Iron bar, with part of the iron plate or hasp which is secured by the lock and keeps the bar in place: Hereford.]"
• "He picked up the stoutest of the screwdrivers he had brought with him, slid it into the hasp, and twisted."