Definition of grasp

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Grasp (n.) A gripe or seizure of the hand; a seizure by embrace, or infolding in the arms..

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Grip :: Grip (v. t.) To give a grip to; to grasp; to gripe.
Grasping :: Grasping (a.) Avaricious; greedy of gain; covetous; close; miserly; as, he is a grasping man..
Grab :: Grab (n.) A sudden grasp or seizure.
Grip :: Grip (v. t.) That by which anything is grasped; a handle or gripe; as, the grip of a sword..
Clamp :: Clamp (n.) One of a pair of movable pieces of lead, or other soft material, to cover the jaws of a vise and enable it to grasp without bruising..
Reach :: Reach (v. t.) To attain or obtain by stretching forth the hand; to extend some part of the body, or something held by one, so as to touch, strike, grasp, or the like; as, to reach an object with the hand, or with a spear..
Grasp :: Grasp (n.) The handle of a sword or of an oar.
Gripe :: Gripe (n.) A device for grasping or holding anything; a brake to stop a wheel.
Knurl :: Knurl (v. t.) To provide with ridges, to assist the grasp, as in the edge of a flat knob, or coin; to mill..
Engrasping :: Engrasping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Engras.
Clutch :: Clutch (v. i.) To reach (at something) as if to grasp; to catch or snatch; -- often followed by at.
Holding :: Holding (n.) The act or state of sustaining, grasping, or retaining..
Apprehension :: Apprehension (n.) The act of grasping with the intellect; the contemplation of things, without affirming, denying, or passing any judgment; intellection; perception..
Handful :: Handful (n.) As much as the hand will grasp or contain.
Prehension :: Prehension (n.) The act of taking hold, seizing, or grasping, as with the hand or other member..
Short :: Short (superl.) Limited in intellectual power or grasp; not comprehensive; narrow; not tenacious, as memory..
Grasp :: Grasp (v. t.) To lay hold of with the mind; to become thoroughly acquainted or conversant with; to comprehend.
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..
Graspable :: Graspable (a.) Capable of being grasped.
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..
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