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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
”.
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
.
