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Grasp

ɡrɑːsp

Grasp definitions

verb

Inflections:

grasp grasped grasping grasps

seize and hold firmly

"she grasped the bottle"

Synonyms:
grip clutch clasp hold clench lay hold of
- take (an opportunity) eagerly
  
  "many companies grasped the opportunity to expand"
- comprehend fully
  
  "the press failed to grasp the significance of what had happened"

noun

Inflections:

grasp

a firm hold or grip

"the child slipped from her grasp"

Synonyms:
grip hold
- a person's power or capacity to attain something
  
  "he knew success was within his grasp"
- a person's understanding
  
  "meanings that are beyond my grasp"