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1. Hold firmly
   - hold on
    
2. Get the meaning of something
   "Do you grasp the meaning of this letter?"
   - grok [N. Amer], get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, compass, apprehend

1. Understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something
   "he has a good grasp of accounting practices"
   - appreciation, hold
    
2. The limit of capability
   "within the grasp of education"
   - compass, range, reach
    
3. An intellectual hold or understanding
   "a terrible power had her in its grasp"
   - grip
    
4. The act of grasping
   "he released his grasp on my arm"
   - clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grip, hold

Derived forms: grasps, grasped, grasping

See also: grasping

Type of: apprehension, capability, capableness, discernment, grasping, hold, influence, potentiality, prehension, savvy, seizing, take hold, taking hold, understand, understanding

Encyclopedia: Grasp