What (who) is Grasp - definition
Grasp (disambiguation)
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Graps; GRASP (disambiguation); GRASP
A grasp generally refers to an act of taking, holding or seizing firmly with (or as if with) the hand.
grasp
ACT OF TAKING, HOLDING OR SEIZING FIRMLY WITH (OR AS IF WITH) THE HAND
Grasping; Raking grasp; Pincer grasp; Whole hand grasp
[gr?:sp]
¦ verb
1. seize and hold firmly.
take (an opportunity) eagerly.
2. comprehend fully.
¦ noun
1. a firm grip.
a person's capacity to attain something: success was within his grasp.
2. a person's understanding.
Derivatives
graspable adjective
grasper noun
Origin
ME: perh. related to grope.
grasp
ACT OF TAKING, HOLDING OR SEIZING FIRMLY WITH (OR AS IF WITH) THE HAND
Grasping; Raking grasp; Pincer grasp; Whole hand grasp
I. v. a.
Clasp, gripe or grip, seize, clinch, clutch, catch, grapple, lay hold of.
II. n.
1.
Clasp, gripe or grip.
2.
Hold, possession.
3.
Reach, power of seizing or of comprehending, compass, scope.
Pronunciation examples for Grasp
1. to grasp--
Democracy _ Yascha Mounk _ Talks at Google
2. grasp it.
Computer Law _ Roy Freed _ Talks at Google
3. It's hard to grasp,
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4. couldn't grasp pitch 15.
The Push - A Climber's Journey of Endurance _ Tommy Caldwell _ Talks at Google
5. grasp when you're infatuated.
Dating & Relationships _ Dan Ariely _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of Grasp
1. It is not Bush‘s poor grasp of Vietnam but his poor grasp of Iraq that is the urgent problem.
2. Unseen hands grasp your heels and push you along.
3. He had such an easy factual grasp of the situation.
4. When the NHS fails, worried people grasp for other options.
5. WASHINGTON –– With the Democratic presidential nomination in his grasp, Sen.