ALL meanings of grasp
grasp
G g - transitive verb grasp firm hold 1
- transitive verb grasp understand 1
- noun grasp hold 1
- noun grasp understanding 1
- transitivephrasal verb grasp try to grab 1
- transitivephrasal verb grasp seize opportunity 1
- noun grasp Seize and hold firmly. 1
- verb with object grasp to seize and hold by or as if by clasping with the fingers or arms. 1
- verb with object grasp to seize upon; hold firmly. 1
- verb with object grasp to get hold of mentally; comprehend; understand: I don't grasp your meaning. 1
- verb without object grasp to make an attempt to seize, or a motion of seizing, something (usually followed by at or for): a drowning man grasping at straws; to grasp for an enemy's rifle. 1
- noun grasp the act of grasping or gripping, as with the hands or arms: to make a grasp at something. 1
- noun grasp a hold or grip: to have a firm grasp of a rope. 1
- noun grasp one's arms or hands, in embracing or gripping: He took her in his grasp. 1
- noun grasp one's power of seizing and holding; reach: to have a thing within one's grasp. 1
- noun grasp hold, possession, or mastery: to wrest power from the grasp of a usurper. 1
- noun grasp mental hold or capacity; power to understand. 1
- noun grasp broad or thorough comprehension: a good grasp of computer programming. 1
- noun grasp Understanding. 0
- noun grasp That which is accessible; that which is within one's reach or ability. 0
- verb grasp To grip; to take hold, particularly with the hand. 0
- verb grasp If you grasp something, you take it in your hand and hold it very firmly. 0
- singular noun grasp A grasp is a very firm hold or grip. 0
- singular noun grasp If you say that something is in someone's grasp, you disapprove of the fact that they possess or control it. If something slips from your grasp, you lose it or lose control of it. 0
- verb grasp If you grasp something that is complicated or difficult to understand, you understand it. 0
- singular noun grasp A grasp of something is an understanding of it. 0
- verb grasp to grip (something) firmly with or as if with the hands 0
- verb grasp to struggle, snatch, or grope (for) 0
- verb grasp to understand, esp with effort 0
- noun grasp the act of grasping 0
- noun grasp a grip or clasp, as of a hand 0
- noun grasp the capacity to accomplish (esp in the phrase within one's grasp) 0
- noun grasp total rule or possession 0
- noun grasp understanding; comprehension 0
- verb transitive grasp to take hold of firmly with or as with the hand or arms; grip 0
- verb transitive grasp to take hold of eagerly or greedily; seize 0
- verb transitive grasp to take hold of mentally; understand; comprehend 0
- intransitive verb grasp to reach for and try to seize 0
- intransitive verb grasp to accept eagerly 0
- noun grasp the act of grasping; grip or clasp of the hand or arms 0
- noun grasp a firm hold; control; possession 0
- noun grasp the power to hold or seize; reach 0
- noun grasp power of understanding; comprehension 0