Meaning Of Grasp

v. t.

To seize and hold by clasping or embracing with the fingers or arms; to catch to take possession of.
v. t.

To lay hold of with the mind; to become thoroughly acquainted or conversant with; to comprehend.
v. i.

To effect a grasp; to make the motion of grasping; to clutch; to struggle; to strive.
n.

A gripe or seizure of the hand; a seizure by embrace, or infolding in the arms.
n.

Reach of the arms; hence, the power of seizing and holding; as, it was beyond his grasp.
n.

Forcible possession; hold.
n.

Wide-reaching power of intellect to comprehend subjects and hold them under survey.
n.

The handle of a sword or of an oar.