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grasp


These are words and phrases related to grasp. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of grasp.

TO HOLD SOMEONE OR SOMETHING


She grasped his hand in a gesture of sympathy.

Synonyms and examples


hold
Can you hold this for a moment?
clasp
He reached out to clasp her hand.
grip
The baby gripped my finger with her tiny hand.
clutch
Silent and pale, she clutched her mother's hand.
cling
One little girl was clinging onto a cuddly toy.
hang on
The child was hanging on to her mother's skirt.
grab
He grabbed the rope and pulled it hard.
cradle
She cradled him tenderly in her arms.
hug
He hugged his girlfriend.
embrace
literary
The sisters embraced.

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wield
We found him wielding a power drill in his front garden.
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If you hold someone or something, you take and keep someone or something in your hands or in your arms.

TO UNDERSTAND SOMETHING


I think I grasped the main points of the lecture.

Synonyms and examples


understand
I understand why he did that.
comprehend
He doesn't seem to comprehend the scale of the problem.
get the picture
informal
OK. Don't say any more. I get the picture.
follow
It was so complicated I couldn't follow what he was saying.
digest
This chapter is so difficult to digest. I'll have to read it again later.
fathom
UK
For years, people have been trying to fathom the mysteries of the whale's song.
get
I told him a joke, but he didn't get it.
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If you understand something, you know how or why it works or happens.

grasp | American Thesaurus


grasp


verb
These are words and phrases related to grasp. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of grasp.
She grasped the letter and held it to her breast.

Synonyms


seize
seize upon
grab
snatch
catch
catch at
take
take hold of
lay hold of
hold
clutch
clasp
grip
clinch
grapple

Antonyms


drop
release
free
let go
let loose
relinquish
surrender
The student couldn't grasp what the teacher was trying to explain.

Synonyms


comprehend
understand
catch on to
get
take in
perceive
fathom
follow
master
savvy
Slang
sense
infer
deduce

Antonym


misunderstand

grasp


noun
Take a firm grasp on the rope and pull. The mother held the child tightly in her grasp.

Synonyms


grip
hold
clasp
clutch
clutches
embrace
handclasp
seizure
seizing
gripping
Soon a full partnership will be within his grasp.

Synonyms


reach
power
control
compass
scope
range
sweep
sway
The course will improve the students' grasp of algebra.

Synonyms


comprehension
understanding
perception
ken
knowledge
mastery
talent
skill
sense
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