·noun Forcible possession; hold.
II. Grasp ·noun The handle of a sword or of an Oar.
III. Grasp ·noun A gripe or seizure of the hand; a seizure by embrace, or infolding in the arms.
IV. Grasp ·noun Wide-reaching power of intellect to comprehend subjects and hold them under survey.
V. Grasp ·noun Reach of the arms; hence, the power of seizing and holding; as, it was beyond his grasp.
VI. Grasp ·vt To seize and hold by clasping or embracing with the fingers or arms; to catch to take possession of.
VII. Grasp ·vt To lay hold of with the mind; to become thoroughly acquainted or conversant with; to Comprehend.
VIII. Grasp ·vi To effect a grasp; to make the motion of grasping; to Clutch; to Struggle; to Strive.