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grasp
verb
to
take
and
hold
something
firmly
with
your
hand
•
The
toddler
grasped
the
bright
red
balloon
before
it
floated
away
.
The
toddler
grasped
the
bright
red
balloon
before
it
floated
away
.
•
She
grasped
the
rail
tightly
as
the
bus
jerked
to
a
stop
.
She
grasped
the
rail
tightly
as
the
bus
jerked
to
a
stop
.
From
Old
English
græpsian
“
to
seize
”,
related
to
Old
Norse
grapa
“
to
snatch
”.
noun
a
firm
hold
with
the
hand
•
She
kept
a
tight
grasp
on
the
leash
as
the
dog
pulled
forward
.
She
kept
a
tight
grasp
on
the
leash
as
the
dog
pulled
forward
.
•
His
grasp
on
the
rope
slipped
,
and
he
nearly
fell
.
His
grasp
on
the
rope
slipped
,
and
he
nearly
fell
.
Same
Old
English
root
as
the
verb
,
originally
meaning
“
act
of
seizing
”.
verb
to
understand
something
fully
and
clearly
•
It
took
me
a
while
to
grasp
the
concept
of
quantum
physics
.
It
took
me
a
while
to
grasp
the
concept
of
quantum
physics
.
•
She
quickly
grasped
what
the
new
software
could
do
.
She
quickly
grasped
what
the
new
software
could
do
.
Figurative
extension
of
the
physical
sense
of
“
seize
”
dating
from
the
16th
century
.
noun
someone
’
s
ability
to
understand
or
achieve
something
•
The
basics
of
algebra
are
within
her
grasp
.
The
basics
of
algebra
are
within
her
grasp
.
•
Success
was
finally
in
his
grasp
after
years
of
hard
work
.
Success
was
finally
in
his
grasp
after
years
of
hard
work
.
Metaphorical
extension
recorded
since
the
late
17th
century
,
comparing
ideas
to
objects
that
can
be
held
.