to seize and hold by or as if by clasping with the fingers or arms.

to seize upon; hold firmly.

to get hold of mentally; comprehend; understand

I don't grasp your meaning.

to make an attempt to seize, or a motion of seizing, something (usually fol. by at or for )

a drowning man grasping at straws; to grasp for an enemy's rifle.

the act of grasping or gripping, as with the hands or arms

to make a grasp at something.

a hold or grip

to have a firm grasp of a rope.

one's arms or hands, in embracing or gripping

He took her in his grasp.

one's power of seizing and holding; reach

to have a thing within one's grasp.

hold, possession, or mastery

to wrest power from the grasp of a usurper.

mental hold or capacity; power to understand.

broad or thorough comprehension

a good grasp of computer programming.

noun

avoidance , release , ignorance , misconception , misunderstanding

verb

let go , release , misunderstand , not get

noun

butt , cinch , clamp , clasp , clench , clinch , clutches , embrace , grapple , lug , possession , purchase , tenure , awareness , comprehension , ken , knowledge , mastery , perception , realization , clutch , grip , hold , capacity , compass , range , reach , scope , apprehension , understanding

verb

bag * , catch , clasp , clinch , clutch , collar * , corral , enclose , glom , grapple , grip , hold , hook , land , seize , snatch , take , take hold of , accept , appreciate , apprehend , catch on * , cognize , compass , comprehend , dig * , envisage , fathom , follow , get , get the drift , get the picture , have , know , latch on , make , perceive , pick up * , realize , see , take in * , clench , grab , understand , conceive , make out , read , sense , take in , gripe , span , struggle , wrestle