grasp, n.
(grasps)
(grasps)
the act of grasping
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
clasp clench clutch clutches grasp grip hold
sample sentences
"he released his clasp on my arm""he has a strong grip for an old man"
"she kept a firm hold on the railing"
lexical pointers
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lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
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semantic pointers
hyponym
hypernym
an intellectual hold or understanding
<noun.attribute>
grasp grip
sample sentences
"a good grip on French history""they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities"
"he was in the grip of a powerful emotion"
"a terrible power had her in its grasp"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
the limit of capability
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
compass grasp range reach
sample sentences
"within the compass of education"
lexical pointers
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lexical pointers
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understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 2
appreciation grasp hold
sample sentences
"he has a good grasp of accounting practices"
lexical pointers
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