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grasp (noun)

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  • grasp — (v.) mid 14c., to reach for, feel around, possibly a metathesis of grapsen, from O.E. *græpsan to touch, feel, from P.Gmc. *grap , *grab (Cf. E.Fris. grapsen to grasp, M.Du. grapen to seize, grasp, O.E. grapian to touch, feel, grope ), from PIE… …   Etymology dictionary

  • grasp´ing|ness — grasp|ing «GRAS pihng, GRAHS », adjective. 1. that grasps. SYNONYM(S): tenacious. 2. Figurative. eager to get all that one can; greedy: »Stelling is moderate in his terms he s not a grasping man (George Eliot). SYNONYM(S): avaricious. –g …   Useful english dictionary

  • grasp´ing|ly — grasp|ing «GRAS pihng, GRAHS », adjective. 1. that grasps. SYNONYM(S): tenacious. 2. Figurative. eager to get all that one can; greedy: »Stelling is moderate in his terms he s not a grasping man (George Eliot). SYNONYM(S): avaricious. –g …   Useful english dictionary

  • grasp|ing — «GRAS pihng, GRAHS », adjective. 1. that grasps. SYNONYM(S): tenacious. 2. Figurative. eager to get all that one can; greedy: »Stelling is moderate in his terms he s not a grasping man (George Eliot). SYNONYM(S): avaricious. –g …   Useful english dictionary

  • grasp — I (mastery) noun ability, apprehension, clasp, cognition, compass, competence, comprehension, conception, embrace, grip, handle, hold, judgment, ken, knowledge, mastery, perception, purchase, range, reach, retention, savvy, scope, seizure, sense …   Law dictionary

  • grasp — ► VERB 1) seize and hold firmly. 2) comprehend fully. ► NOUN 1) a firm grip. 2) a person s capacity to attain or understand something. DERIVATIVES graspable adjective grasper noun …   English terms dictionary

  • grasp — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 holding sth ADJECTIVE ▪ firm, tight (esp. AmE) ▪ She felt a firm grasp on her hand. VERB + GRASP ▪ slip from ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • grasp — grasp1 [ græsp ] verb transitive ** 1. ) to take and hold something or someone very tightly: She grasped his hand and pulled him toward her. grasp someone by the shoulders/arm/wrist etc: He grasped her firmly by the shoulders. 2. ) to understand… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • grasp — I UK [ɡrɑːsp] / US [ɡræsp] verb [transitive] Word forms grasp : present tense I/you/we/they grasp he/she/it grasps present participle grasping past tense grasped past participle grasped ** 1) to take and hold something or someone very tightly She …   English dictionary

  • grasp — /græsp / (say grasp), /grasp / (say grahsp) verb (t) 1. to seize and hold by or as by clasping with the fingers. 2. to seize upon; hold firmly. 3. to lay hold of with the mind; comprehend; understand. –verb (i) 4. to make the motion of seizing;… …  

  • grasp — 1 verb (T) 1 to take and hold something firmly: Make sure you grasp the rope with both hands. | grasp hold of sth: Paula grasped hold of my arm. 2 (not in progressive) to completely understand a fact or an idea, especially a complicated one: They …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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