Definition of grasp

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Grasp (n.) Forcible possession; hold.

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Catch :: Catch (n.) Act of seizing; a grasp.
Prehensile :: Prehensile (n.) Adapted to seize or grasp; seizing; grasping; as, the prehensile tail of a monkey..
Clinch :: Clinch (v. t.) To hold firmly; to hold fast by grasping or embracing tightly.
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..
Clasp :: Clasp (n.) A close embrace; a throwing of the arms around; a grasping, as with the hand..
Clutch :: Clutch (v. i.) To reach (at something) as if to grasp; to catch or snatch; -- often followed by at.
Grasp :: Grasp (v. t.) To lay hold of with the mind; to become thoroughly acquainted or conversant with; to comprehend.
Grasper :: Grasper (imp. & p. p.) of Gras.
Relax :: Relax (v. i.) To become lax, weak, or loose; as, to let one's grasp relax..
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..
Grasping :: Grasping (a.) Seizing; embracing; catching.
Seize :: Seize (v. t.) To fall or rush upon suddenly and lay hold of; to gripe or grasp suddenly; to reach and grasp.
Apprehension :: Apprehension (n.) The act of grasping with the intellect; the contemplation of things, without affirming, denying, or passing any judgment; intellection; perception..
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..
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..
Grab :: Grab (n.) A sudden grasp or seizure.
Graaper :: Graaper (n.) One who grasps or seizes; one who catches or holds.
Griff :: Griff (n.) Grasp; reach.
Prehensory :: Prehensory (a.) Adapted to seize or grasp; prehensile.
Seizing :: Seizing (n.) The act of taking or grasping suddenly.
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