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Noun grasp has 4 senses
- appreciation, grasp, hold - understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something; "he has a good grasp of accounting practices"
--1 is a kind of understanding, apprehension, discernment, savvy
--1 has particulars: sense
- compass, range, reach, grasp - the limit of capability; "within the compass of education"
--2 is a kind of capability, capableness, potentiality
--2 has particulars: sight, ken
- grip, grasp - a firm controlling influence; "they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities"; "he was in the grip of a powerful emotion"; "a terrible power had her in its grasp"
--3 is a kind of influence
--3 has particulars: tentacle
- clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold - 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"
--4 is a kind of grasping, taking hold, seizing, prehension
--4 has particulars:
Verb grasp has 2 senses
- grasp, hold on - hold firmly
--1 is one way to hold, take hold
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehend - get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"
--2 is one way to understand
Sample sentences:
Sam and Sue grasp the movie
They won't grasp the story
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