| VERB | contact | grasp, hold on | hold firmly |
|---|---|---|---|
| cognition | grasp, grok, get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, compass, apprehend | get the meaning / meaning of something | |
| NOUN | cognition | grasp, appreciation, hold | understanding of the nature or meaning / meaning or quality or magnitude of something |
| cognition | grasp, compass, range, reach | the limit of capability | |
| attribute | grasp, grip | an intellectual hold or understanding | |
| act | grasp, clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grip, hold | the act of grasping |
| Sounds | grae'sp | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | asp ... rasp: 6 rhymes with aesp... | |
| Meaning | understanding of the nature or meaning / meaning or quality or magnitude of something. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "he has a good grasp of accounting practices" | |
| Synonyms | appreciation, hold | |
| Narrower | sense | A natural appreciation or ability |
| Broader | understanding, apprehension, discernment, savvy | The cognitive condition / condition of someone who understands |
| Spanish | apreciación | |
| Catalan | apreciació | |
| Verbs | grasp | get the meaning / meaning of something |
| Meaning | The limit of capability. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | compass, range, reach | |
| Narrower | sight, ken | The range of vision |
| Broader | capability, capableness, potentiality | An aptitude that may be developed |
| Spanish | alcance, ámbito, campo de acción, comprensión, entendimiento, límites | |
| Catalan | abast | |
| Meaning | An intellectual hold or understanding. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a terrible power had her in its grasp" | |
| Synonym | grip | |
| Narrower | tentacle | Something that acts like a tentacle in its ability to grasp and hold |
| Broader | influence | A power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc |
| Spanish | control | |
| Catalan | control | |
| Meaning | The act of grasping. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grip, hold | |
| Narrower | chokehold, choke hold | A restraining hold / hold |
| embrace, embracing, embracement | The act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection) | |
| wrestling hold | A hold used in the sport of wrestling | |
| Broader | grasping, taking hold, seizing, prehension | The act of gripping / gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles) |
| Spanish | agarre, agarro, agarrón | |
| Catalan | agafada, agarrada | |
| Verbs | grasp | hold firmly |
| Meaning | hold firmly. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | hold on | |
| Narrower | clasp | hold firmly and tightly |
| cling, hang | hold on tightly or tenaciously | |
| latch on | Take hold of or attach to | |
| Broader | hold, take hold | Have or hold in one's hands or grip |
| Spanish | aferrar, agarrar, asir | |
| Catalan | aferrar, agafar | |
| Nouns | grasp | the act of grasping |
| grasping | the act of gripping / gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles) | |
| Meaning | Get the meaning / meaning of something. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Model | Sam and Sue grasp the movie; They won't grasp the story | |
| Synonyms | grok, get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, compass, apprehend | |
| Narrower | catch on, get wise, get onto, tumble, latch on, cotton on, twig, get it | understand, usually after some initial difficulty |
| digest | Arrange and integrate in the mind | |
| figure | understand | |
| intuit | know or grasp by intuition or feeling | |
| Broader | understand | know and comprehend the nature or meaning / meaning of |
| Spanish | aferrar, aprehender, captar, comprender, entender | |
| Catalan | aferrar, comprendre, entendre | |
| Nouns | grasp | understanding of the nature or meaning / meaning or quality or magnitude of something |
| grasping | understanding with difficulty | |
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