Grasp

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·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.

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