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1 grasp
1. verb1) (to take hold of especially by putting one's fingers or arm(s) round: He grasped the rope; He grasped the opportunity to ask for a higher salary.) gribe2) (to understand: I can't grasp what he's getting at.) forstå; fatte2. noun1) (a grip with one's hand etc: Have you got a good grasp on that rope?) greb2) (the ability to understand: His ideas are quite beyond my grasp.) forståelse; fatteevne•- grasping* * *1. verb1) (to take hold of especially by putting one's fingers or arm(s) round: He grasped the rope; He grasped the opportunity to ask for a higher salary.) gribe2) (to understand: I can't grasp what he's getting at.) forstå; fatte2. noun1) (a grip with one's hand etc: Have you got a good grasp on that rope?) greb2) (the ability to understand: His ideas are quite beyond my grasp.) forståelse; fatteevne•- grasping -
2 clasp
1. noun(a fastening made of two parts which link together (eg on a necklace).) spænde; lås; hægte2. verb(to grasp, hold tightly: She clasped the money in her hand.) holde fast* * *1. noun(a fastening made of two parts which link together (eg on a necklace).) spænde; lås; hægte2. verb(to grasp, hold tightly: She clasped the money in her hand.) holde fast -
3 hug
1. past tense, past participle - hugged; verb1) (to hold close to oneself with the arms, especially to show love: She hugged her son when he returned from the war.) omfavne2) (to keep close to: During the storm, the ships all hugged the shore.) holde sig tæt ved2. noun(a tight grasp with the arms, especially to show love: As they said good-bye she gave him a hug.) omfavnelse* * *1. past tense, past participle - hugged; verb1) (to hold close to oneself with the arms, especially to show love: She hugged her son when he returned from the war.) omfavne2) (to keep close to: During the storm, the ships all hugged the shore.) holde sig tæt ved2. noun(a tight grasp with the arms, especially to show love: As they said good-bye she gave him a hug.) omfavnelse
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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
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
hold — I. verb (held; holding) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English healdan; akin to Old High German haltan to hold, and perhaps to Latin celer rapid, Greek klonos agitation Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. to have possession or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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
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 — [grasp, gräsp] vt. [ME graspen, by metathesis < * grapsen, prob. < MLowG (as in LowG, Fris grapsen), akin to Norw dial. grapsa, to scratch, ON grapa, to snatch: see GRAB] 1. to take hold of firmly with or as with the hand or arms; grip 2.… … English World dictionary
grasp — [n1] hold, grip butt, cinch, clamp, clasp, clench, clinch, clutches, embrace, grapple, lug, possession, purchase, tenure; concepts 191,710 Ant. avoidance, release grasp [n2] understanding awareness, comprehension, ken, knowledge, mastery,… … New thesaurus
Grasp — Grasp, n. 1. A gripe or seizure of the hand; a seizure by embrace, or infolding in the arms. The grasps of love. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Reach of the arms; hence, the power of seizing and holding; as, it was beyond his grasp. [1913 Webster] 3.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hold — vt held, hold·ing 1 a: to have lawful possession or ownership of held the property as tenants in common the band hold s the title to the car b: to have as a privilege or position of responsibility hold ing … Law dictionary
hold — [n] grasp, possession authority, clasp, clench, clinch, clout, clutch, control, dominance, dominion, grip, influence, occupancy, occupation, ownership, pull, purchase, retention, sway, tenacity, tenure; concepts 190,343,710 Ant. dispossession,… … New thesaurus
Grasp — Grasp, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grasper}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Qraspine}.] [OE. graspen; prob. akin to LG. grupsen, or to E. grope. Cf. {Grab}, {Grope}.] 1. To seize and hold by clasping or embracing with the fingers or arms; to catch to take possession… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English