Definition of grasp

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Grasp (n.) Reach of the arms; hence, the power of seizing and holding; as, it was beyond his grasp..

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Comprehend :: Comprehend (v. t.) To take into the mind; to grasp with the understanding; to apprehend the meaning of; to understand.
Griff :: Griff (n.) Grasp; reach.
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..
Relax :: Relax (v. i.) To become lax, weak, or loose; as, to let one's grasp relax..
Rapacious :: Rapacious (a.) Avaricious; grasping; extortionate; also, greedy; ravenous; voracious; as, rapacious usurers; a rapacious appetite..
Grasp :: Grasp (v. i.) To effect a grasp; to make the motion of grasping; to clutch; to struggle; to strive.
Wrench :: Wrench (v. t.) An instrument, often a simple bar or lever with jaws or an angular orifice either at the end or between the ends, for exerting a twisting strain, as in turning bolts, nuts, screw taps, etc.; a screw key. Many wrenches have adjustable jaws for grasping nuts, etc., of different sizes..
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..
Clasp :: Clasp (v. t.) To inclose and hold in the hand or with the arms; to grasp; to embrace.
Handful :: Handful (n.) As much as the hand will grasp or contain.
Graspless :: Graspless (a.) Without a grasp; relaxed.
Hold :: Hold (n.) Something that may be grasped; means of support.
Grasping :: Grasping (a.) Seizing; embracing; catching.
Short :: Short (superl.) Limited in intellectual power or grasp; not comprehensive; narrow; not tenacious, as memory..
Prehensory :: Prehensory (a.) Adapted to seize or grasp; prehensile.
Engrasped :: Engrasped (imp. & p. p.) of Engras.
Clutch :: Clutch (v. i.) To reach (at something) as if to grasp; to catch or snatch; -- often followed by at.
Seizing :: Seizing (n.) The act of taking or grasping suddenly.
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..
Clutch :: Clutch (n.) A gripe or clinching with, or as with, the fingers or claws; seizure; grasp..
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