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grasp
Synonyms and Antonyms of grasp
- For a time it looked like most of Europe would be within Hitler's grasp.
- During the roller coaster ride, I held the safety bar with a viselike grasp.
- I think I finally have a grasp of Spanish grammar.
grasp
Synonyms and Antonyms of grasp
- He just doesn't grasp how important it is that he call when he'll be late.
- The departing soldier grasped his children a little closer than usual.
- The attendant grasped my arm and steered me towards the door.
hang on to, lay hold of
- The emergency operator finally grasped what he was trying to tell her.
appreciate, apprehend, assimilate, behold, catch, catch on (to), cognize, compass, comprehend, conceive, cotton (to or on to), decipher, decode, dig, discern, get, intuit, know, make, make out, perceive, recognize, register, savvy, see, seize, sense, tumble (to), twig, understand
pick up on
Synonym Discussion of grasp
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- take some salad from the bowl
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- seized the suspect
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- grasp the handle and pull
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- clutching her purse
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- snatched a doughnut and ran
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- grabbed roughly by the arm
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