Antonyms for grasp
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : grasp, grahsp |
| Phonetic Transcription : græsp, grɑsp |
Definition of grasp
Origin :- mid-14c., "to reach for, feel around," possibly a metathesis of grapsen, from Old English *græpsan "to touch, feel," from Proto-Germanic *grap-, *grab- (cf. East Frisian grapsen "to grasp," Middle Dutch grapen "to seize, grasp," Old English grapian "to touch, feel, grope"), from PIE root *ghrebh- (see grab). Sense of "seize" first recorded mid-16c. Figurative use from c.1600; of intellectual matters from 1680s. Related: Grasped; grasping. The noun is from 1560s.
- noun hold, grip
- noun understanding
- verb grab
- verb understand
- His grasp did not bruise, it did not seem to be tight; but the hand that held it was immovable.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- His grasp of details delighted Uncle Peter and surprised Coplen.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- Haley had grasped him by the shoulder, and in his grasp the boy's strength was nothing.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- No one will deny that the Buddhist, the Mahometan, the Confucianist, have their grasp of truth.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- How will he despise what he can grasp, for the sake of the dim glory that eludes him!
- Extract from : « Other Tales and Sketches » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- He did not love his neighbor enough to grasp the facts of the case.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- He leaped toward Garson—would have wrenched the pistol from the other's grasp.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- He thrust it back into his pocket, but his hand retained its grasp of it.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- Here, professor, throw off that coat and nglig manner, and grasp this spade.
- Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
- As they grasp the hands held out to them they exclaim, "God bless you!"
- Extract from : « Camps, Quarters and Casual Places » by Archibald Forbes
Synonyms for grasp
- accept
- appreciate
- apprehend
- awareness
- bag
- butt
- catch
- catch on
- cinch
- clamp
- clasp
- clench
- clinch
- clutch
- clutches
- cognize
- collar
- compass
- comprehend
- comprehension
- corral
- dig
- embrace
- enclose
- envisage
- fathom
- follow
- get
- get the drift
- get the picture
- glom
- grapple
- grip
- have
- hold
- hook
- ken
- know
- knowledge
- land
- latch on
- lug
- make
- mastery
- perceive
- perception
- pick up
- possession
- purchase
- realization
- realize
- see
- seize
- snatch
- take
- take hold of
- take in
- tenure
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