Definition of grasp

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Grasp (n.) The handle of a sword or of an oar.

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Tantalus :: Tantalus (n.) A Phrygian king who was punished in the lower world by being placed in the midst of a lake whose waters reached to his chin but receded whenever he attempted to allay his thirst, while over his head hung branches laden with choice fruit which likewise receded whenever he stretched out his hand to grasp them..
Miser :: Miser (n.) A covetous, grasping, mean person; esp., one having wealth, who lives miserably for the sake of saving and increasing his hoard..
Clutch :: Clutch (v. i.) To reach (at something) as if to grasp; to catch or snatch; -- often followed by at.
Handfast :: Handfast (n.) Hold; grasp; custody; power of confining or keeping.
Handygripe :: Handygripe (n.) Seizure by, or grasp of, the hand; also, close quarters in fighting..
Clinch :: Clinch (v. t.) To hold firmly; to hold fast by grasping or embracing tightly.
Graspable :: Graspable (a.) Capable of being grasped.
Prehensile :: Prehensile (n.) Adapted to seize or grasp; seizing; grasping; as, the prehensile tail of a monkey..
Seizing :: Seizing (n.) The act of taking or grasping suddenly.
Grasp :: Grasp (n.) The handle of a sword or of an oar.
Graaper :: Graaper (n.) One who grasps or seizes; one who catches or holds.
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..
Grip :: Grip (v. t.) An energetic or tenacious grasp; a holding fast; strength in grasping.
Forceps :: Forceps (n.) A pair of pinchers, or tongs; an instrument for grasping, holding firmly, or exerting traction upon, bodies which it would be inconvenient or impracticable to seize with the fingers, especially one for delicate operations, as those of watchmakers, surgeons, accoucheurs, dentists, etc..
Grasp :: Grasp (n.) A gripe or seizure of the hand; a seizure by embrace, or infolding in the arms..
Grip :: Grip (v. t.) To give a grip to; to grasp; to gripe.
Gripe :: Gripe (n.) A device for grasping or holding anything; a brake to stop a wheel.
Grip :: Grip (v. t.) A device for grasping or holding fast to something.
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..
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..
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