'GRASP' definitions:
Definition of 'grasp'
(from WordNet)
noun
Understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something; "he has a good grasp of accounting practices" [syn: appreciation, grasp, hold]
noun
noun
An intellectual hold or understanding; "a good grip on French history"; "they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities"; "he was in the grip of a powerful emotion"; "a terrible power had her in its grasp" [syn: grip, grasp]
noun
The act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing" [syn: clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold]
verb
Hold firmly [syn: grasp, hold on]
verb
Get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?" [syn: grok, get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehend]
Definition of 'Grasp'
From: GCIDE
- Grasp \Grasp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Grasper; p. pr. & vb. n. Qraspine.] [OE. graspen; prob. akin to LG. grupsen, or to E. grope. Cf. Grab, Grope.]
- 1. To seize and hold by clasping or embracing with the fingers or arms; to catch to take possession of. [1913 Webster]
- Thy hand is made to grasp a palmer's staff. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To lay hold of with the mind; to become thoroughly acquainted or conversant with; to comprehend. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Grasp'
From: GCIDE
- Grasp \Grasp\, v. i. To effect a grasp; to make the motion of grasping; to clutch; to struggle; to strive. [1913 Webster]
- As one that grasped And tugged for life and was by strength subdued. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- To grasp at, to catch at; to try to seize; as, Alexander grasped at universal empire, [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Grasp'
From: GCIDE
- Grasp \Grasp\, n.
- 1. A gripe or seizure of the hand; a seizure by embrace, or infolding in the arms. "The grasps of love." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Reach of the arms; hence, the power of seizing and holding; as, it was beyond his grasp. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Forcible possession; hold. [1913 Webster]
- The whole space that's in the tyrant's grasp. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Wide-reaching power of intellect to comprehend subjects and hold them under survey. [1913 Webster]
- The foremost minds of the next . . . era were not, in power of grasp, equal to their predecessors. --Z. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
- 5. The handle of a sword or of an oar. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'grasp'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abduct,
- absorb,
- accept,
- adhere,
- adhere to,
- agglomerate,
- appreciate,
- apprehend,
- apprehension,
- assimilate,
- awareness,
- be acquainted with,
- be apprised of,
- be aware of,
- be cognizant of,
- be conscious of,
- be conversant with,
- be informed,
- be with one,
- bear hug,
- bite,
- bunch,
- carry off,
- catch,
- catch on,
- clairvoyance,
- clamp,
- clasp,
- claws,
- cleave,
- cleave to,
- clench,
- clinch,
- cling,
- cling to,
- clinging,
- clip,
- clot,
- cluster,
- clutch,
- clutches,
- coagulate,
- cognize,
- cohere,
- command,
- compass,
- comprehend,
- comprehension,
- conceive,
- conception,
- conceptualization,
- conceptualize,
- congeal,
- conglomerate,
- control,
- death grip,
- dig,
- digest,
- discern,
- domination,
- dominion,
- embrace,
- envisage,
- fathom,
- firm hold,
- follow,
- foothold,
- footing,
- foreknowledge,
- freeze to,
- get,
- get hold of,
- get the drift,
- get the idea,
- get the picture,
- grab,
- grapple,
- grip,
- gripe,
- grow together,
- haft,
- hand,
- handle,
- hands,
- hang on,
- hang on to,
- hang together,
- have,
- have information about,
- have it taped,
- have knowledge of,
- helm,
- helve,
- hold,
- hold fast,
- hold on,
- hold on to,
- hold tight,
- hold together,
- hug,
- ideation,
- intellection,
- intelligence,
- iron grip,
- iron hand,
- jurisdiction,
- keep hold of,
- ken,
- kidnap,
- know,
- learn,
- lock,
- make out,
- mass,
- master,
- mastership,
- mastery,
- mental grasp,
- nab,
- never let go,
- nip,
- perceive,
- perception,
- persist,
- possess,
- possession,
- power,
- precognition,
- prehend,
- prehension,
- purchase,
- read,
- realize,
- recognize,
- reins of government,
- savvy,
- see,
- seize,
- seize the meaning,
- seizure,
- sense,
- set,
- shanghai,
- snatch,
- solidify,
- sovereignty,
- stay,
- stay put,
- stick,
- stick to,
- stick together,
- suzerainty,
- take,
- take hold of,
- take in,
- talons,
- tenure,
- throttle,
- tight grip,
- toehold,
- understand,
- understanding,
- wisdom,
- wot,
- wot of
Acronyms for 'grasp'
From: V.E.R.A.
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