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to hold something in one's grasp

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  • hold — hold1 [hōld] vt. held, holding [ME holden < Anglian OE haldan (WS healdan), akin to Ger halten, Goth haldan, to tend sheep < IE base * kel , to drive, incite to action > Gr kelēs, swift horse, L celer, swift: prob. sense development:… …   English World dictionary

  • grasp — graspable, adj. grasper, n. graspless, adj. /grasp, grahsp/, v.t. 1. to seize and hold by or as if by clasping with the fingers or arms. 2. to seize upon; hold firmly. 3. to get hold of mentally; comprehend; understand: I don t grasp your meaning …   Universalium

  • hold — 1. v. & n. v. (past and past part. held) 1 tr. a keep fast; grasp (esp. in the hands or arms). b (also refl.) keep or sustain (a thing, oneself, one s head, etc.) in a particular position (hold it to the light; held himself erect). c grasp so as… …   Useful english dictionary

  • hold — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. grasp, clutch, grip; tenure, possession; control, influence, domination; ownership, keeping; anchor, rein. v. have, occupy, retain, own, possess; restrain, repress, control, pinion, curb; check, stop …   English dictionary for students

  • grasp — grasp1 [gra:sp US græsp] v [T] 1.) to take and hold something firmly = ↑grip ▪ I grasped his arm firmly and led him away. ▪ Alan grasped the handle and pulled it. 2.) [not in progressive] to completely understand a fact or an idea, especially a… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 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 — 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

  • hold — hold1 verb (past and past participle held) 1》 grasp, carry, or support. 2》 keep in a specified position: I held the door open for him.     ↘remain secure or intact: the boat s anchor would not hold. 3》 keep or detain.     ↘have in one s… …   English new terms dictionary

  • 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;… …  

  • hold — vb 1 hold back, withhold, reserve, detain, retain, *keep, keep back, keep out Analogous words: *restrain, inhibit, curb, check: preserve, conserve, *save Contrasted words: *relinquish, surrender, abandon, resign, yield 2 …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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