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Meaning and definition for "grasp" word
[noun] a firm controlling influence; "they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities"; "he was in the grip of a powerful emotion"; "a terrible power had her in its grasp"
[noun] the limit of capability; "within the compass of education"
[noun] understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something; "he has a good grasp of accounting practices"
[verb] get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"
[verb] hold firmly
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\Grasp\, v. i. To effect a grasp; to make the motion of grasping; to clutch; to struggle; to strive. As one that grasped And tugged for life and was by strength subdued. --Shak. {To grasp at}, to catch at; to try to seize; as, Alexander grasped at universal empire,
\Grasp\, n. 1. A gripe or seizure of the hand; a seizure by embrace, or infolding in the arms. ``The grasps of love.'' --Shak. 2. Reach of the arms; hence, the power of seizing and holding; as, it was beyond his grasp. 3. Forcible possession; hold. The whole space that's in the tyrant's grasp. --Shak. 4. Wide-reaching power of intellect to comprehend subjects and hold them under survey. The foremost minds of the next . . . era were not, in power of grasp, equal to their predecessors. --Z. Taylor. 5. The handle of a sword or of an oar.
Synonyms for grasp
appreciation, apprehend, clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, compass, compass, comprehend, dig, get the picture, grip, grip, grip, hold, hold, hold on, range, reach, savvy
See also: apprehension | capability | capableness | catch on | clasp | cling | cotton on | digest | discernment | embrace | embracing | figure | get it | get onto | grasping | hang | hold | influence | intuit | ken | latch on | potentiality | prehension | savvy | seizing | sense | sight | take hold | taking hold | tentacle | tumble | twig | understand | understanding | wrestling hold |
Related terms: agglomerate, apprehend, be cognizant of, catch, cohere, conceive, embrace, have, hold on, hug, keep hold of, kidnap, mastership, nip, read, savvy, solidify, stay, take, talons, understand, understanding
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Let's analyse "grasp" as pure text. This string has Five letters in One syllable and One vowel. 20% of vowels is 18.6% less then average English word. Written in backwards: PSARG. Average typing speed for these characters is 1385 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
grasp: 1 = 1, reduced: 1 . and the final result is One. |
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