GRASP
\ɡɹˈasp], \ɡɹˈasp], \ɡ_ɹ_ˈa_s_p]\
Definitions of GRASP
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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the act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing"
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the limit of capability; "within the compass of education"
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the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip"
By Princeton University
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the act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing"
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the limit of capability; "within the compass of education"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To seize and hold by clasping or embracing with the fingers or arms; to catch to take possession of.
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To lay hold of with the mind; to become thoroughly acquainted or conversant with; to comprehend.
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To effect a grasp; to make the motion of grasping; to clutch; to struggle; to strive.
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A gripe or seizure of the hand; a seizure by embrace, or infolding in the arms.
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Reach of the arms; hence, the power of seizing and holding; as, it was beyond his grasp.
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Forcible possession; hold.
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Wide-reaching power of intellect to comprehend subjects and hold them under survey.
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The handle of a sword or of an oar.
By Oddity Software
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To seize and hold by clasping or embracing with the fingers or arms; to catch to take possession of.
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To lay hold of with the mind; to become thoroughly acquainted or conversant with; to comprehend.
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To effect a grasp; to make the motion of grasping; to clutch; to struggle; to strive.
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A gripe or seizure of the hand; a seizure by embrace, or infolding in the arms.
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Reach of the arms; hence, the power of seizing and holding; as, it was beyond his grasp.
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Forcible possession; hold.
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Wide-reaching power of intellect to comprehend subjects and hold them under survey.
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The handle of a sword or of an oar.
By Noah Webster.
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To seize or catch at; hold by clasping or contracting; as, grasp the rope quickly; to take hold of mentally, or understand.
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A seizure of the hand; power of seizure; hold; mental capacity.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To seize and hold by clasping with the fingers or arms: to catch at.
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To endeavor to seize: to catch (followed by at).
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Gripe of the hand: reach of the arms: power of seizure.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To seize with the hand; embrace firmly; comprehend.
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A grip of the hand.
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Ability to seize and hold; possession; comprehension.
By James Champlin Fernald
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