Grasp(n.) A gripe or seizure of the hand; a seizure by embrace, or infolding in the arms.
Grasp(n.) Reach of the arms; hence, the power of seizing and holding; as, it was beyond his grasp.
Grasp(n.) Forcible possession; hold.
Grasp(n.) Wide-reaching power of intellect to comprehend subjects and hold them under survey.
Grasp(n.) The handle of a sword or of an oar.
Grasp(v. i.) To effect a grasp; to make the motion of grasping; to clutch; to struggle; to strive.
Grasp(v. t.) To seize and hold by clasping or embracing with the fingers or arms; to catch to take possession of.
Grasp(v. t.) To lay hold of with the mind; to become thoroughly acquainted or conversant with; to comprehend.
Grasping(a.) Seizing; embracing; catching.
Grasping(a.) Avaricious; greedy of gain; covetous; close; miserly; as, he is a grasping man.
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