grasp

1. v. t. To seize and hold by clasping or embracing with the fingers or arms; to catch to take possession of. Source: opted

2. v. t. To lay hold of with the mind; to become thoroughly acquainted or conversant with; to comprehend. Source: opted

3. v. i. To effect a grasp; to make the motion of grasping; to clutch; to struggle; to strive. Source: opted

4. n. A gripe or seizure of the hand; a seizure by embrace, or infolding in the arms. Source: opted

5. n. Reach of the arms; hence, the power of seizing and holding; as, it was beyond his grasp. Source: opted

6. n. Forcible possession; hold. Source: opted

7. n. Wide-reaching power of intellect to comprehend subjects and hold them under survey. Source: opted

8. n. The handle of a sword or of an oar. Source: opted

9. n. understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something Source: wordnet

10. n. the limit of capability Source: wordnet

11. n. an intellectual hold or understanding Source: wordnet

12. n. the act of grasping Source: wordnet

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