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grasp
noun
1 grasp
Understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something:
— He has a good grasp of accounting practices.
synonyms: appreciation, hold.
Dutch: achting, appreciatie, waardering
2 grasp
3 grasp
An intellectual hold or understanding:
— A terrible power had her in its grasp.
synonym: grip.
Roget 327:
tenacity,
toughness,
strength;
(cohesion)
46;
grip,
grasp,
stickiness,
(cohesion)
46;
sequacity†;
stubbornness
etc.
(obstinacy);;
glue,
cement,
glutinousness†,
sequaciousness†,
viscidity,
(semiliquidity)
352.
leather;
white leather,
whitleather†;
gristle,
cartilage.
unbreakability,
tensile strength.
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Dutch: greep, grip, houvast
4 grasp
The act of grasping.
synonyms: clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grip, hold.
Roget 737:
authority;
influence,
patronage,
power,
preponderance,
credit,
prestige,
prerogative,
jurisdiction;
right
etc.
(title)
924;
direction
etc.
693;
government
etc.
737.1.
divine right,
dynastic rights,
authoritativeness;
absoluteness,
absolutism;
despotism;
jus nocendi [Lat.];
jus divinum [Lat.].
mastery,
mastership,
masterdom†;
dictation,
control.
hold,
grasp;
grip,
gripe;
reach;
iron sway
etc.
(severity)
739;
fangs,
clutches,
talons;
rod of empire
etc.
(scepter)
747.
[Vicarious authority]
commission
etc.
755;
deputy
etc.
759;
permission
etc.
760.
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Roget 781:
retention;
retaining
etc.
v.;
keep,
detention,
custody;
tenacity,
firm hold,
grasp,
gripe,
grip,
iron grip.
fangs,
teeth,
claws,
talons,
nail,
unguis,
hook,
tentacle,
tenaculum;
bond
etc.
(vinculum)
45.
clutches,
tongs,
forceps,
pincers,
nippers,
pliers,
vice.
paw,
hand,
finger,
wrist,
fist,
neaf†,
neif†.
bird in hand;
captive
etc.
754.
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Dutch: klemmen, omklemmen
Polish: chwyt
verb
1 grasp
Hold firmly.
synonym: hold on.
Roget 781:
retain,
keep;
hold fast one's own,
hold tight one's own,
hold fast one's ground,
hold tight one's ground;
clinch,
clench,
clutch,
grasp,
gripe,
hug,
have a firm hold of.
secure,
withhold,
detain;
hold back,
keep back;
keep close;
husband
etc.
(store)
636;
reserve;
have in stock,
have on hand,
keep in stock
etc.
(possess)
777;
entail,
tie up,
settle.
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Roget 817a:
covet,
crave
(desire)
865;
grasp;
exact,
extort.
Roget 819:
be parsimonious
etc.
adj.;
grudge,
begrudge,
stint,
pinch,
gripe,
screw,
dole out,
hold back,
withhold,
starve,
famish,
live upon nothing,
skin a flint.
drive a bargain,
drive a hard bargain;
cheapen,
beat down;
stop one hole in a sieve;
have an itching palm,
grasp,
grab.
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Roget 327:
be tenacious
etc.
adj.;
resist fracture.
grip,
grasp,
stick
(cohesion)
46.
Dutch: wachten, grijpen, vasthouden
2 grasp
Get the meaning of something.
synonyms: apprehend, compass, comprehend, dig, get the picture, grok, savvy.
Roget 518:
be intelligible
etc.
adj.;
speak for itself,
speak volumes;
tell its own tale,
lie on the surface.
render intelligible
etc.
adj.;
popularize,
simplify,
clear up;
elucidate
etc.
(explain)
522.
understand,
comprehend,
take,
take in;
catch,
grasp,
follow,
collect,
master,
make out;
see with half an eye,
see daylight,
see one's way;
enter into the ideas of;
come to an understanding.
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Dutch: inzien, verstaan, snappen, begrijpen
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