Grasp

6 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Grasp \Grasp\, n.
     1. A gripe or seizure of the hand; a seizure by embrace, or
        infolding in the arms. "The grasps of love." --Shak.
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     2. Reach of the arms; hence, the power of seizing and


        holding; as, it was beyond his grasp.
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     3. Forcible possession; hold.
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              The whole space that's in the tyrant's grasp.
                                                    --Shak.
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     4. Wide-reaching power of intellect to comprehend subjects
        and hold them under survey.
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              The foremost minds of the next . . . era were not,
              in power of grasp, equal to their predecessors. --Z.
                                                    Taylor.
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     5. The handle of a sword or of an oar.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Grasp \Grasp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grasper}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Qraspine}.] [OE. graspen; prob. akin to LG. grupsen, or to
     E. grope. Cf. {Grab}, {Grope}.]
     1. To seize and hold by clasping or embracing with the
        fingers or arms; to catch to take possession of.
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              Thy hand is made to grasp a palmer's staff. --Shak.
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     2. To lay hold of with the mind; to become thoroughly
        acquainted or conversant with; to comprehend.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Grasp \Grasp\, v. i.
     To effect a grasp; to make the motion of grasping; to clutch;
     to struggle; to strive.
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           As one that grasped And tugged for life and was by
           strength subdued.                        --Shak.
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     {To grasp at}, to catch at; to try to seize; as, Alexander
        grasped at universal empire,
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  grasp
       n 1: understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or
            magnitude of something; "he has a good grasp of
            accounting practices" [syn: {appreciation}, {hold}]
       2: the limit of capability; "within the compass of education"
          [syn: {compass}, {range}, {reach}]
       3: a firm controlling influence; "they kept a firm grip on the
          two top priorities"; "he was in the grip of a powerful
          emotion"; "a terrible power had her in its grasp" [syn: {grip}]
       4: the act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he
          has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold
          on the railing" [syn: {clasp}, {clench}, {clutch}, {clutches},
           {grip}, {hold}]
       v 1: hold firmly [syn: {hold on}]
       2: get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning
          of this letter?" [syn: {get the picture}, {comprehend}, {savvy},
           {dig}, {compass}, {apprehend}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  165 Moby Thesaurus words for "grasp":
     abduct, absorb, accept, adhere, adhere to, agglomerate, appreciate,
     apprehend, apprehension, assimilate, awareness, be acquainted with,
     be apprised of, be aware of, be cognizant of, be conscious of,
     be conversant with, be informed, be with one, bear hug, bite,
     bunch, carry off, catch, catch on, clairvoyance, clamp, clasp,
     claws, cleave, cleave to, clench, clinch, cling, cling to,
     clinging, clip, clot, cluster, clutch, clutches, coagulate,
     cognize, cohere, command, compass, comprehend, comprehension,
     conceive, conception, conceptualization, conceptualize, congeal,
     conglomerate, control, death grip, dig, digest, discern,
     domination, dominion, embrace, envisage, fathom, firm hold, follow,
     foothold, footing, foreknowledge, freeze to, get, get hold of,
     get the drift, get the idea, get the picture, grab, grapple, grip,
     gripe, grow together, haft, hand, handle, hands, hang on,
     hang on to, hang together, have, have information about,
     have it taped, have knowledge of, helm, helve, hold, hold fast,
     hold on, hold on to, hold tight, hold together, hug, ideation,
     intellection, intelligence, iron grip, iron hand, jurisdiction,
     keep hold of, ken, kidnap, know, learn, lock, make out, mass,
     master, mastership, mastery, mental grasp, nab, never let go, nip,
     perceive, perception, persist, possess, possession, power,
     precognition, prehend, prehension, purchase, read, realize,
     recognize, reins of government, savvy, see, seize,
     seize the meaning, seizure, sense, set, shanghai, snatch, solidify,
     sovereignty, stay, stay put, stick, stick to, stick together,
     suzerainty, take, take hold of, take in, talons, tenure, throttle,
     tight grip, toehold, understand, understanding, wisdom, wot,
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From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  GRASP
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