Entry Word: grasp

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 the ability to direct the course of something <for a time it looked like most of Europe would be within Hitlerʼs grasp> — see control 2
2 the act or manner of holding <during the roller coaster ride, she clutched my arm with a deathlike grasp> — see hold 1
3 the knowledge gained from the process of coming to know or understand something <I think I finally have a grasp on Spanish grammar> — see comprehension