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   grasp

   /ɡrɑːsp/

   verb

   • 1. seize and hold firmly: "she grasped the bottle" Similar gripclutchclaspholdclenchlay hold ofcatchseizegrabsnatchlatch on tocatch atgrappleget one's hands onOpposite release
   • ▪ take (an opportunity) eagerly: "many companies grasped the opportunity to expand" Similar take advantage ofact onseizegrasp with both handsgrab (at)leap atsnatchjump atpounce onOpposite missoverlook
   • ▪ comprehend fully: "the press failed to grasp the significance of what had happened" Similar understandcomprehendfollowtake inrealizeperceiveseeapprehendassimilateabsorbmake sense ofmasterget to the bottom ofpenetrateinformal:getcatch on tofigure outget one's head aroundget a fix ontake on boardget the pictureget the driftmake head or tail oftwigsuss (out)

   noun

   • 1. a firm hold or grip: "the child slipped from her grasp" Similar gripholdclutchclaspclench
   • ▪ a person's power or capacity to attain something: "he knew success was within his grasp" Similar reachscopecapacitypowerlimitsrangecompass
   • ▪ a person's understanding: "meanings that are beyond my grasp" Similar understandingcomprehensionperceptionapprehensionawarenessgripconceptionrealizationknowledgecognizancekenmasterycommandinsightfamiliarity

   Word Origin late Middle English: perhaps related to grope.

   Derivatives

   • 1. graspable adjective
   • 2. grasper noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

   • G

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   • R

     1

   • A

     1

   • S

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   • P

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