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• 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

• Within the Serpent's Grasp — Episodio de Stargate SG 1 250px Título En las garras de la serpiente / A merced de la serpiente Episodio nº 22 Temporada 1 …   Wikipedia Español

• within one's grasp — within reach …   English contemporary dictionary

• 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 — 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 — 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

• grasp — I n. comprehension 1) a firm; thorough grasp 2) an intuitive grasp reach 3) beyond one s grasp; within one s grasp II v. 1)(d; intr.) to grasp at, for 2) (D; tr.) to grasp by (to grasp smb. by the arm) * * * [grɑːsp] for thorough grasp …   Combinatory dictionary

• grasp — [[t]grɑ͟ːsp, græ̱sp[/t]] grasps, grasping, grasped 1) VERB If you grasp something, you take it in your hand and hold it very firmly. → See also grasping [V n] He grasped both my hands... [V at n] She was trying to grasp at something. 2) …   English dictionary

• 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

• within — adv. & prep. adv. archaic or literary 1 inside; to, at, or on the inside; internally. 2 indoors (is anyone within?). 3 in spirit (make me pure within). 4 inside the city walls (Bishopsgate within). prep. 1 inside; enclosed or contained by. 2 a… …   Useful english dictionary