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grasp

[grasp, grahsp] / græsp, grɑsp /
NOUN
hold, grip
Synonyms
STRONGEST
grip hold
STRONG
cinch clamp clasp clench clinch clutches embrace grapple lug possession tenure
Antonyms
WEAK
release
NOUN
understanding
Synonyms
STRONGEST
awareness comprehension knowledge mastery
STRONG
ken perception realization
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ignorance
WEAK
avoidance misconception misunderstanding
VERB
grab
Synonyms
STRONGEST
clasp clutch grip
STRONG
bag catch clinch collar corral enclose glom grapple hold hook land seize snatch take
WEAK
take hold of
Antonyms
STRONGEST
let go
STRONG
be immune free give lose misunderstand offer receive release stop
WEAK
not get
VERB
understand
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accept appreciate comprehend fathom perceive pick up realize
STRONG
apprehend catch cognize compass dig envisage follow get have know make see take
WEAK
catch on get the drift get the picture latch on take in
Antonyms
STRONGEST
misinterpret misunderstand neglect overlook
STRONG
avoid be immune disallow discourage dissuade fail lose miss not get refuse stop
WEAK
let go release

Example Sentences

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According to people who have worked with him, he still retains a superhuman grasp of numbers, and often recalls minute details from deals that others have long forgotten.

From The Wall Street Journal

So Shiffrin took to the snow knowing that Olympic hardware was within her grasp.

From The Wall Street Journal

The force of his grasp knocked her name tag from her shirt, and it went fluttering toward the ground, showing the name, then the blank side, then the name, then the blank side.

From Literature

Adeliia Petrosian, 18, carries Russian hopes as she bids to keep the women's gold in her country's grasp for a fourth consecutive Games.

From Barron's

"But we don't have a solid grasp on how the brain performs computations yet."

From Science Daily

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.