Definition of grasp

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Grasp (n.) Wide-reaching power of intellect to comprehend subjects and hold them under survey.

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Seizing :: Seizing (n.) The act of taking or grasping suddenly.
Relax :: Relax (v. i.) To become lax, weak, or loose; as, to let one's grasp relax..
Clinch :: Clinch (v. t.) To hold firmly; to hold fast by grasping or embracing tightly.
Gripe :: Gripe (n.) That on which the grasp is put; a handle; a grip; as, the gripe of a sword..
Prehension :: Prehension (n.) The act of taking hold, seizing, or grasping, as with the hand or other member..
Handful :: Handful (n.) As much as the hand will grasp or contain.
Grasp :: Grasp (n.) A gripe or seizure of the hand; a seizure by embrace, or infolding in the arms..
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..
Hold :: Hold (n.) Something that may be grasped; means of support.
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..
Gripe :: Gripe (n.) Grasp; seizure; fast hold; clutch.
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..
Clinch :: Clinch (v. i.) To hold fast; to grasp something firmly; to seize or grasp one another.
Clutch :: Clutch (v. i.) To reach (at something) as if to grasp; to catch or snatch; -- often followed by at.
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..
Grasp :: Grasp (v. i.) To effect a grasp; to make the motion of grasping; to clutch; to struggle; to strive.
Outsider :: Outsider (n.) A locksmith's pinchers for grasping the point of a key in the keyhole, to open a door from the outside when the key is inside..
Engrasping :: Engrasping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Engras.
Grasp :: Grasp (v. t.) To seize and hold by clasping or embracing with the fingers or arms; to catch to take possession of.
List :: List (n.) A piece of woolen cloth with which the yarns are grasped by a workman.
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