Grasp

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  • intransitive verb. To take hold of or seize firmly with the hand, the foot, another body part, or an instrument.
  • intransitive verb. To hold with the arms; embrace.
  • intransitive verb. To take hold of intellectually; comprehend. synonym: understand.
  • intransitive verb. To make a motion of seizing, snatching, or clutching.
  • intransitive verb. To show eager and prompt willingness or acceptance.
  • noun. The act of grasping.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A firm hold or grip.
  • noun. An embrace.
  • noun. The ability or power to seize or attain; reach.
  • noun. Understanding; comprehension.
  • idiom. (grasp) To search in desperation for a solution to a difficulty.
  • idiom. (grasp the nettle) To take on a difficult problem directly and energetically.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To seize and hold by clasping or embracing with the fingers or arms.
  • To seize upon; take possession of.
  • To seize by the intellect; become thoroughly cognizant of; comprehend.
  • To make a grasp, or the motion of grasping; seize something firmly or eagerly.
  • noun. A grip or seizure by the hand; the act of taking or attempting to take hold of something.
  • noun. Power of seizing and holding; forcible possession.
  • noun. Power of the intellect to seize and comprehend subjects; wide-reaching power of comprehension.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To seize and hold by clasping or embracing with the fingers or arms; to catch to take possession of.
  • transitive verb. To lay hold of with the mind; to become thoroughly acquainted or conversant with; to comprehend.
  • intransitive verb. To effect a grasp; to make the motion of grasping; to clutch; to struggle; to strive.
  • intransitive verb. to catch at; to try to seize; as, Alexander grasped at universal empire
  • noun. A gripe or seizure of the hand; a seizure by embrace, or infolding in the arms.
  • noun. Reach of the arms; hence, the power of seizing and holding.
  • noun. Forcible possession; hold.
  • noun. Wide-reaching power of intellect to comprehend subjects and hold them under survey.
  • noun. The handle of a sword or of an oar.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To grip; to take hold, particularly with the hand.
  • verb. To understand.
  • noun. grip
  • noun. understanding
  • noun. that which is accessible; that which is within one's reach or ability
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. hold firmly
  • verb. get the meaning of something
  • noun. the act of grasping
  • noun. an intellectual hold or understanding
  • noun. understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something
  • noun. the limit of capability