grasp

grasp

noun

Definition of GRASP

1

the ability to direct the course of something <for a time it looked like most of Europe would be within Hitler's grasp>

Synonyms grasp, hand(s)

Related Words clutch, grip, hold, mastery; arm, command, dominion, helm, sway; authority, domination, jurisdiction, might, power; administration, direction, governance, government, guidance, management, operation, oversight, regulation, running, superintendence, supervision

Near Antonyms helplessness, weakness; impotence, impotency, powerlessness

2

the act or manner of holding <during the roller coaster ride, my date clutched my arm with a deathlike grasp>

Synonyms clasp, clench, grapple, grasp, grip, handgrip, handhold

Related Words anchorage, leverage, purchase; grab, seizure; foothold, footing, toehold; clinch, embrace, hug

Near Antonyms release, relinquishment

3

the knowledge gained from the process of coming to know or understand something <I think I finally have a grasp of Spanish grammar>

Synonyms appreciation, apprehension, grasp, grip, hold, perception, percipience, understanding

Related Words absorption, assimilation, digestion, uptake; conception, visualization; awareness, consciousness, enlightenment, realization

Near Antonyms misapprehension, miscomprehension, misinterpretation, misperception, misunderstanding

Antonyms incomprehension, noncomprehension