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   grasp

   /ɡrasp/

   verb

   • 1. seize and hold firmly: "she grasped the bottle" Similar gripclutchclaspholdclenchlay hold ofcatchseizegrabsnatchlatch ontocatch atgrappleget one's hands onOpposite release
   • ▪ get mental hold of; comprehend fully: "the way in which children could grasp complex ideas" Similar understandcomprehendfollowtake inrealizeperceiveseeapprehendassimilateabsorbmake sense ofmasterget to the bottom ofpenetrateinformal:getcatch ontofigure outget one's head aroundget a fix ontake on boardget the pictureget the driftmake head or tail oftwigsuss (out)
   • ▪ try to seize hold of: "they grasped at each other with numbed fingers"
   • ▪ act decisively to the advantage of (something): "we must grasp the opportunities offered"

   noun

   • 1. a firm hold or grip: "the child slipped from her grasp" Similar gripholdclutchclaspclench
   • ▪ a person's power or capacity to attain something: "he knew success was within his grasp" Similar reachscopecapacitypowerlimitsrangecompass
   • ▪ a person's understanding: "meanings that are beyond my grasp" Similar understandingcomprehensionperceptionapprehensionawarenessgripconceptionrealizationknowledgecognizancekenmasterycommandinsightfamiliarity

   Word Origin late Middle English: perhaps related to grope.

   Derivatives

   • 1. graspable adjective
   • 2. grasper noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

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