Noun grasp has 4 senses
  1. 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
    Derived form: verb grasp2
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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:
     chokehold, choke hold; embrace, embracing; wrestling hold
    Derived form: verb grasp1
,Verb grasp has 2 senses
  1. grasp, hold on - hold firmly
    --1 is one way to hold, take hold
    Derived forms: noun grasp4, noun grasping2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s something
  2. 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
    Derived forms: noun grasp1, noun grasping1
    Sample sentences:
    Sam and Sue grasp the movie
    They won't grasp the story
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