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Definition of GRASP
1. Verb. Hold firmly.
Specialized synonyms: Latch On, Cling, Hang, Clasp
Generic synonyms: Hold, Take Hold
Derivative terms: Grasping
2. Noun. Understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something. "He has a good grasp of accounting practices"
Generic synonyms: Apprehension, Discernment, Savvy, Understanding
Specialized synonyms: Sense
3. Verb. Get the meaning of something. "Sam and Sue GRASP the movie "; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"
Generic synonyms: Understand
Specialized synonyms: Figure, Catch On, Cotton On, Get It, Get Onto, Get Wise, Latch On, Tumble, Twig, Intuit, Digest
Derivative terms: Apprehender, Apprehensible, Apprehension, Apprehensive, Comprehendible, Comprehensible, Comprehension, Grasping, Savvy
4. Noun. The limit of capability. "Within the compass of education"
Generic synonyms: Capability, Capableness, Potentiality
Specialized synonyms: Ken, Sight
Derivative terms: Compass, Range
5. Noun. An intellectual hold or understanding. "A terrible power had her in its grasp"
6. Noun. The act of grasping. "She kept a firm hold on the railing"
Specialized synonyms: Choke Hold, Chokehold, Embrace, Embracement, Embracing, Wrestling Hold
Generic synonyms: Grasping, Prehension, Seizing, Taking Hold
Derivative terms: Clasp, Clasp, Clench, Clutch, Clutch, Grip, Grip, Hold
Definition of GRASP
1. v. t. To seize and hold by clasping or embracing with the fingers or arms; to catch to take possession of.
2. v. i. To effect a grasp; to make the motion of grasping; to clutch; to struggle; to strive.
3. n. A gripe or seizure of the hand; a seizure by embrace, or infolding in the arms.
Definition of GRASP
1. Acronym. (software object-oriented design) (acronym of General Responsibility Assignment Software Patterns General Responsibility Assignment Software Patterns (or Principles)) ¹
2. Verb. To grip; to take hold, particularly with the hand. ¹
3. Verb. To understand. ¹
4. Noun. grip ¹
5. Noun. understanding ¹
6. Noun. that which is accessible; that which is within one's reach or ability ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of GRASP
1. to seize firmly with the hand [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of GRASP
1. The act of taking securely and holding firmly. Palm grasp, holding an object by wrapping the palm and the fingers around it. Pen grasp, a method, similar to that of holding a pen in writing, of grasping an instrument. (05 Mar 2000)