Grasp

Verb

 * 1) To grip; to take hold, particularly with the hand.
 * 2) To understand.

Derived terms

 * grasp the nettle

Noun

 * 1) grip
 * 2) understanding
 * 3) that which is accessible; that which is within one's reach or ability
 * The goal is within my grasp.

Adjectives for Grasp
relaxing; iron; monstrous; bitter; prosperous; slender; weak; oblique; unrelaxing; stiffening; consumptive; immature; godlike; unaccommodating; intuitive; conscious; fearful; warm; tenacious; hot; masculine; cordial; prophetic; mental; timorous; vigorous; incisive; childish; octopus-like; passionate; dying; despotic; encyclic; double; fevered.

Verbs for Grasp
beguile into—; carry off in—; crush in—; elude—; entice into—; evade—; gain—; loosen—; relax—; release—; shake from—; wrest from—; yank (colloq.) from—; — bruises; —pains.

Thesaurus
abduct, absorb, accept, adhere, adhere to, agglomerate, appreciate, apprehend, apprehension, assimilate, awareness, be acquainted with, be apprised of, be aware of, be cognizant of, be conscious of, be conversant with, be informed, be with one, bear hug, bite, bunch, carry off, catch, catch on, clairvoyance, clamp, clasp, claws, cleave, cleave to, clench, clinch, cling, cling to, clinging, clip, clot, cluster, clutch, clutches, coagulate, cognize, cohere, command, compass, comprehend, comprehension, conceive, conception, conceptualization, conceptualize, congeal, conglomerate, control, death grip, dig, digest, discern, domination, dominion, embrace, envisage, fathom, firm hold, follow, foothold, footing, foreknowledge, freeze to, get, get hold of, get the drift, get the idea, get the picture, grab, grapple, grip, gripe, grow together, haft, hand, handle, hands, hang on, hang on to, hang together, have, have information about, have it taped, have knowledge of, helm, helve, hold, hold fast, hold on, hold on to, hold tight, hold together, hug, ideation, intellection, intelligence, iron grip, iron hand, jurisdiction, keep hold of, ken, kidnap, know, learn, lock, make out, mass, master, mastership, mastery, mental grasp, nab, never let go, nip, perceive, perception, persist, possess, possession, power, precognition, prehend, prehension, purchase, read, realize, recognize, reins of government, savvy, see, seize, seize the meaning, seizure, sense, set, shanghai, snatch, solidify, sovereignty, stay, stay put, stick, stick to, stick together, suzerainty, take, take hold of, take in, talons, tenure, throttle, tight grip, toehold, understand, understanding, wisdom, wot, wot of

Etymology
Originally "to feel around", possibly metathesis of græpsan "to touch, feel," from Proto-Germanic *graipison.

Translations

 * Armenian:
 * Czech: stisknout, uchopit
 * Danish:
 * Dutch: grijpen, vastpakken
 * Finnish: ,
 * Italian:


 * Japanese:
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Spanish: ,
 * Telugu: పట్టుకొను (pattukonu)
 * Turkish: kavramak


 * Catalan:
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 * Hungarian:, átérez
 * Italian:, ,
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Spanish:
 * Telugu: గ్రహించు (grahimchu), ఆకళింపు చేసుకొను (aakalimpu chesukonu)
 * Turkish: kavramak

Noun

 * Arabic: قبضة
 * Czech: uchopení, sevření
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 * Italian: ,
 * Polish: uchwyt
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Spanish: asimiento


 * Czech:
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 * Italian: ,
 * Polish: rozumienie, zrozumienie, pojęcie
 * Portuguese:
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 * Finnish: ,
 * Italian: a portata di mano (within one's grasp)


 * Portuguese: