grasp
1. understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something
- he has a good grasp of accounting practices
• Syn:
appreciation, hold
• Hypernyms:
understanding, apprehension, discernment, savvy
• Hyponyms:
sense
2. the act of grasping
- he released his clasp on my arm
- he has a strong grip for an old man
- she kept a firm hold on the railing
• Syn:
clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grip, hold
• Derivationally related forms:
hold (for: hold), grip (for: grip), clutch (for: clutch), clench (for: clench), clasp (for: clasp)
• Hypernyms:
grasping, taking hold, seizing, prehension
• Hyponyms:
chokehold, choke hold, embrace, embracing, embracement, wrestling hold
3. the limit of capability
- within the compass of education
• Syn:
compass, range, reach
• Derivationally related forms:
range (for: range), compass (for: compass)
• Hypernyms:
capability, capableness, potentiality
• Hyponyms:
sight, ken
4. an intellectual hold or understanding
- 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
• Syn:
grip
• Derivationally related forms:
grip (for: grip)
• Hypernyms:
influence
• Hyponyms:
tentacle
1. hold firmly (Freq. 15)
• Syn:
hold on
• Derivationally related forms:
grasping
• Hypernyms:
hold, take hold
• Hyponyms:
latch on, cling, hang, clasp
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
2. get the meaning of something (Freq. 8)
- Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?
• Syn:
grok, get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig,
compass, apprehend
• Derivationally related forms:
apprehensible (for: apprehend), apprehensive (for: apprehend), apprehension (for: apprehend), apprehender (for: apprehend), grasping, savvy (for: savvy), comprehensible (for: comprehend), comprehendible (for: comprehend), comprehension (for: comprehend)
• Hypernyms:
understand
• Hyponyms:
figure, catch on, get wise, get onto, tumble,
latch on, cotton on, twig, get it, intuit, digest
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- Somebody ----s (for: get the picture)
- Sam and Sue grasp the movie
- They won't grasp the story
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