Definition of grasp

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Grasp (v. i.) To effect a grasp; to make the motion of grasping; to clutch; to struggle; to strive.

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Seizure :: Seizure (n.) Retention within one's grasp or power; hold; possession; ownership.
Jaw :: "Jaw (n.) One of a pair of opposing parts which are movable towards or from each other, for grasping or crushing anything between them, as, the jaws of a vise, or the jaws of a stone-crushing machine..
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..
Elusive :: Elusive (a.) Tending to elude; using arts or deception to escape; adroitly escaping or evading; eluding the grasp; fallacious.
Vice :: Vice (n.) A gripe or grasp.
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..
Take :: Take (v. t.) In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands, or otherwise; to grasp; to get into one's hold or possession; to procure; to seize and carry away; to convey..
Clutch :: Clutch (n.) A gripe or clinching with, or as with, the fingers or claws; seizure; grasp..
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..
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..
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..
Gripe :: Gripe (n.) That on which the grasp is put; a handle; a grip; as, the gripe of a sword..
Clasp :: Clasp (v. t.) To inclose and hold in the hand or with the arms; to grasp; to embrace.
Gripe :: Gripe (n.) Grasp; seizure; fast hold; clutch.
Curmudgeon :: Curmudgeon (n.) An avaricious, grasping fellow; a miser; a niggard; a churl..
Graspable :: Graspable (a.) Capable of being grasped.
Grab :: Grab (n.) A sudden grasp or seizure.
Seizure :: Seizure (n.) The act of seizing, or the state of being seized; sudden and violent grasp or gripe; a taking into possession; as, the seizure of a thief, a property, a throne, etc..
Prehension :: Prehension (n.) The act of taking hold, seizing, or grasping, as with the hand or other member..
Griff :: Griff (n.) Grasp; reach.
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