grasp

grasp is a 5-letter English word with 14 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To seize and hold by clasping or embracing with the fingers or arms; to catch to take possession of. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 10 · 14 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To seize and hold by clasping or embracing with the fingers or arms; to catch to take possession of.
2. transitive verb. To lay hold of with the mind; to become thoroughly acquainted or conversant with; to comprehend.
3. intransitive verb. To effect a grasp; to make the motion of grasping; to clutch; to struggle; to strive.
4. noun. A gripe or seizure of the hand; a seizure by embrace, or infolding in the arms.
5. noun. Reach of the arms; hence, the power of seizing and holding; as, it was beyond his grasp.
6. noun. Forcible possession; hold.
7. noun. Wide-reaching power of intellect to comprehend subjects and hold them under survey.
8. noun. The handle of a sword or of an oar.
9. noun. the act of grasping

   "he released his clasp on my arm"

   "he has a strong grip for an old man"

   Synonyms: clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grip, hold

10. noun. an intellectual hold or understanding

    "a good grip on French history"

    "they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities"

    Synonyms: grip

11. noun. the limit of capability

    "within the compass of education"

    Synonyms: compass, range, reach

12. noun. understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something

    "he has a good grasp of accounting practices"

    Synonyms: appreciation, hold

13. verb. get the meaning of something

    "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"

    Synonyms: apprehend, compass, comprehend, dig, grok, savvy

14. verb. hold firmly

Synonyms

clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grip, hold, compass, range, reach, appreciation, apprehend, comprehend, dig, grok, savvy

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in grasp:

sprag

Common word forms

grasps, grasped, grasper, grasping, graspable, graspless

Words from these letters

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