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Another word for grasp

grasp Synonyms

grasp

v.

To clutch
seize, take, grip, clasp; see seize 1, 2.
To comprehend
perceive, apprehend, follow; see understand 1. See syn. study at seize.

grasp Synonyms

grasp

n.

hold, clutch, cinch; see grip 2.

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Another word for grasp

verb

To take firmly with the hand and maintain a hold on:
clasp, clench, clutch¹, grab, grapple, grip, seize. See keep
To perceive directly with the intellect:
apprehend, compass, comprehend, fathom, know, understand. (Scots) ken. See knowledge
To perceive and recognize the meaning of:
accept, apprehend, catch (on), compass, comprehend, conceive, fathom, follow, get, make out, read, see, sense, take, take in, understand. (Informal) savvy. (Slang) dig. (Chiefly British) twig. (Scots) ken. Idioms: get (or have) a handle on, get the picture. See understand

noun

An act or means of holding something:
clasp, clench, clutch¹, grip, hold. (Sports) grapple. See keep
Firm control:
grip, hold. See control
A strong or powerful influence:
grip, hold. See affect
The ability or power to seize or attain:
capacity, compass, range, reach, scope. See ability
Intellectual hold:
apprehension, comprehension, grip, hold, understanding. (Informal) savvy. See knowledge

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It is important to grasp clearly the distinction between breeds.
If we try to know the soul, we grasp at a phantom.
His gloves, adequate for snow shoveling, were poor equipment to safely grasp a rope that supported his full weight.
"It was a last grasp try to hold the five of us together; for the children," I added.
It was best to focus on the things within her grasp – like Alex.

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