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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Graaper :: Graaper (n.) One who grasps or seizes; one who catches or holds.
Relax :: Relax (v. i.) To become lax, weak, or loose; as, to let one's grasp relax..
Cheliform :: Cheliform (a.) Having a movable joint or finger closing against a preceding joint or a projecting part of it, so that the whole may be used for grasping, as the claw of a crab; pincherlike..
Grip :: Grip (v. t.) To give a grip to; to grasp; to gripe.
Clinch :: Clinch (n.) The act or process of holding fast; that which serves to hold fast; a grip; a grasp; a clamp; a holdfast; as, to get a good clinch of an antagonist, or of a weapon; to secure anything by a clinch..
Grasping :: Grasping (a.) Seizing; embracing; catching.
Catch :: Catch (v. t.) To lay hold on; to seize, especially with the hand; to grasp (anything) in motion, with the effect of holding; as, to catch a ball..
Clutch :: Clutch (n.) The hands, claws, or talons, in the act of grasping firmly; -- often figuratively, for power, rapacity, or cruelty; as, to fall into the clutches of an adversary..
Grasp :: Grasp (n.) Wide-reaching power of intellect to comprehend subjects and hold them under survey.
Knurl :: Knurl (v. t.) To provide with ridges, to assist the grasp, as in the edge of a flat knob, or coin; to mill..
Grasp :: Grasp (v. i.) To effect a grasp; to make the motion of grasping; to clutch; to struggle; to strive.
Graspless :: Graspless (a.) Without a grasp; relaxed.
Gripe :: Gripe (n.) Grasp; seizure; fast hold; clutch.
Comprehension :: Comprehension (n.) The capacity of the mind to perceive and understand; the power, act, or process of grasping with the intellect; perception; understanding; as, a comprehension of abstract principles..
Grab :: Grab (n.) A sudden grasp or seizure.
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..
Grasp :: Grasp (v. t.) To lay hold of with the mind; to become thoroughly acquainted or conversant with; to comprehend.
Engrasp :: Engrasp (v. t.) To grasp; to grip.
Hold :: Hold (v. t.) To cause to remain in a given situation, position, or relation, within certain limits, or the like; to prevent from falling or escaping; to sustain; to restrain; to keep in the grasp; to retain..
Grasp :: Grasp (n.) Forcible possession; hold.
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