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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Handygripe :: Handygripe (n.) Seizure by, or grasp of, the hand; also, close quarters in fighting..
List :: List (n.) A piece of woolen cloth with which the yarns are grasped by a workman.
Pinchers :: Pinchers (n. pl.) An instrument having two handles and two grasping jaws working on a pivot; -- used for griping things to be held fast, drawing nails, etc..
Outsider :: Outsider (n.) A locksmith's pinchers for grasping the point of a key in the keyhole, to open a door from the outside when the key is inside..
Grasp :: Grasp (v. t.) To lay hold of with the mind; to become thoroughly acquainted or conversant with; to comprehend.
Clutch :: Clutch (v. i.) To reach (at something) as if to grasp; to catch or snatch; -- often followed by at.
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..
Clubbed :: Clubbed (a.) Shaped like a club; grasped like, or used as, a club..
Forceps :: Forceps (n.) A pair of pinchers, or tongs; an instrument for grasping, holding firmly, or exerting traction upon, bodies which it would be inconvenient or impracticable to seize with the fingers, especially one for delicate operations, as those of watchmakers, surgeons, accoucheurs, dentists, etc..
Catch :: Catch (n.) Act of seizing; a grasp.
Grasper :: Grasper (imp. & p. p.) of Gras.
Relax :: Relax (v. i.) To become lax, weak, or loose; as, to let one's grasp relax..
Engrasped :: Engrasped (imp. & p. p.) of Engras.
Knurl :: Knurl (v. t.) To provide with ridges, to assist the grasp, as in the edge of a flat knob, or coin; to mill..
Comprehend :: Comprehend (v. t.) To take into the mind; to grasp with the understanding; to apprehend the meaning of; to understand.
Seizure :: Seizure (n.) Retention within one's grasp or power; hold; possession; ownership.
Prehensory :: Prehensory (a.) Adapted to seize or grasp; prehensile.
Clasp :: Clasp (v. t.) To inclose and hold in the hand or with the arms; to grasp; to embrace.
Grip :: Grip (v. t.) That by which anything is grasped; a handle or gripe; as, the grip of a sword..
Gripple :: Gripple (n.) A grasp; a gripe.
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