Definition of grasp

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Grasp (v. t.) To seize and hold by clasping or embracing with the fingers or arms; to catch to take possession of.

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Seize :: Seize (v. t.) To fall or rush upon suddenly and lay hold of; to gripe or grasp suddenly; to reach and grasp.
Graspable :: Graspable (a.) Capable of being grasped.
Curmudgeon :: Curmudgeon (n.) An avaricious, grasping fellow; a miser; a niggard; a churl..
Port :: Port (v. t.) To throw, as a musket, diagonally across the body, with the lock in front, the right hand grasping the small of the stock, and the barrel sloping upward and crossing the point of the left shoulder; as, to port arms..
Gripe :: Gripe (n.) That on which the grasp is put; a handle; a grip; as, the gripe of a sword..
Grasp :: Grasp (n.) Forcible possession; hold.
Hard :: Hard (superl.) Difficult to bear or endure; not easy to put up with or consent to; hence, severe; rigorous; oppressive; distressing; unjust; grasping; as, a hard lot; hard times; hard fare; a hard winter; hard conditions or terms..
Grasp :: Grasp (v. t.) To lay hold of with the mind; to become thoroughly acquainted or conversant with; to comprehend.
Hold :: Hold (n.) The act of holding, as in or with the hands or arms; the manner of holding, whether firm or loose; seizure; grasp; clasp; gripe; possession; -- often used with the verbs take and lay..
List :: List (n.) A piece of woolen cloth with which the yarns are grasped by a workman.
Grip :: Grip (v. t.) To give a grip to; to grasp; to gripe.
Lug :: Lug (n.) That which projects like an ear, esp. that by which anything is supported, carried, or grasped, or to which a support is fastened; an ear; as, the lugs of a kettle; the lugs of a founder's flask; the lug (handle) of a jug..
Prehension :: Prehension (n.) The act of taking hold, seizing, or grasping, as with the hand or other member..
Clinch :: Clinch (v. i.) To hold fast; to grasp something firmly; to seize or grasp one another.
Grasper :: Grasper (imp. & p. p.) of Gras.
Girdle :: Girdle (n.) The line ofgreatest circumference of a brilliant-cut diamond, at which it is grasped by the setting. See Illust. of Brilliant..
Apprehension :: Apprehension (n.) The act of grasping with the intellect; the contemplation of things, without affirming, denying, or passing any judgment; intellection; perception..
Engrasp :: Engrasp (v. t.) To grasp; to grip.
Grasping :: Grasping (a.) Seizing; embracing; catching.
Graaper :: Graaper (n.) One who grasps or seizes; one who catches or holds.
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