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grasp
Synonyms and Antonyms of grasp
1
the ability to direct the course of something
2
the act or manner of holding
3
the knowledge gained from the process of coming to know or understand something
grasp
Synonyms and Antonyms of grasp
1
to have a practical understanding of
2
to put oneʼs arms around and press tightly
3
to reach for and take hold of by embracing with the fingers or arms
hang on to, lay hold of
4
to have a clear idea of
appreciate, apprehend, assimilate, behold, catch, catch on (to), cognize, compass, comprehend, conceive, cotton (to or on to), decipher, decode, dig, discern, get, grok, 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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