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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Graaper :: Graaper (n.) One who grasps or seizes; one who catches or holds.
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..
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..
Hand :: Hand (n.) The small part of a gunstock near the lock, which is grasped by the hand in taking aim..
Seize :: Seize (v. t.) To fall or rush upon suddenly and lay hold of; to gripe or grasp suddenly; to reach and grasp.
Prehensory :: Prehensory (a.) Adapted to seize or grasp; prehensile.
Graspless :: Graspless (a.) Without a grasp; relaxed.
Catch :: Catch (n.) Act of seizing; a grasp.
Holding :: Holding (n.) The act or state of sustaining, grasping, or retaining..
Rapacious :: Rapacious (a.) Avaricious; grasping; extortionate; also, greedy; ravenous; voracious; as, rapacious usurers; a rapacious appetite..
Gripple :: Gripple (n.) A grasp; a 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..
Griff :: Griff (n.) Grasp; reach.
Grasp :: Grasp (v. t.) To seize and hold by clasping or embracing with the fingers or arms; to catch to take possession of.
Gripe :: Gripe (n.) A device for grasping or holding anything; a brake to stop a wheel.
Grip :: Grip (v. t.) To give a grip to; to grasp; to gripe.
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..
Apprehension :: Apprehension (n.) The act of grasping with the intellect; the contemplation of things, without affirming, denying, or passing any judgment; intellection; perception..
Clinch :: Clinch (v. t.) To hold firmly; to hold fast by grasping or embracing tightly.
Grip :: Grip (v. t.) That by which anything is grasped; a handle or gripe; as, the grip of a sword..
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