Definition of grasp

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Grasp (n.) Forcible possession; hold.

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Vice :: Vice (n.) A gripe or grasp.
Grasp :: Grasp (v. i.) To effect a grasp; to make the motion of grasping; to clutch; to struggle; to strive.
Handful :: Handful (n.) As much as the hand will grasp or contain.
Miser :: Miser (n.) A covetous, grasping, mean person; esp., one having wealth, who lives miserably for the sake of saving and increasing his hoard..
Grip :: Grip (v. t.) That by which anything is grasped; a handle or gripe; as, the grip of a sword..
Griff :: Griff (n.) Grasp; reach.
Gripe :: Gripe (n.) Grasp; seizure; fast hold; clutch.
Clasp :: Clasp (n.) A close embrace; a throwing of the arms around; a grasping, as with the hand..
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..
Clubbed :: Clubbed (a.) Shaped like a club; grasped like, or used as, a club..
Prehensory :: Prehensory (a.) Adapted to seize or grasp; prehensile.
Seizure :: Seizure (n.) Retention within one's grasp or power; hold; possession; ownership.
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..
Seizure :: Seizure (n.) The act of seizing, or the state of being seized; sudden and violent grasp or gripe; a taking into possession; as, the seizure of a thief, a property, a throne, etc..
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..
Short :: Short (superl.) Limited in intellectual power or grasp; not comprehensive; narrow; not tenacious, as memory..
Prehensile :: Prehensile (n.) Adapted to seize or grasp; seizing; grasping; as, the prehensile tail of a monkey..
Engrasping :: Engrasping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Engras.
Gripe :: Gripe (n.) A device for grasping or holding anything; a brake to stop a wheel.
Engrasp :: Engrasp (v. t.) To grasp; to grip.
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