grasp: meaning and definitions
EnglishType a word
To take hold of or seize firmly with or as if with the hand.
To clasp firmly with or as if with the hand.
To take hold of intellectually; comprehend. See Synonyms at apprehend.
To make a motion of seizing, snatching, or clutching.
To show eager and prompt willingness or acceptance: grasps at any opportunity.
The ability or power to seize or attain; reach: Victory in the election was within her grasp.
Understanding; comprehension: "only a vague intuitive grasp of the meaning of greatness in literature” ( Gilbert Highet).