take, seize, grasp, clutch, snatch, grab mean to get hold of by or as if by catching up with the hand. take is a general term applicable to any manner of getting something into one's possession or control.

1. to seize and hold by or as if by clasping with the fingers or arms. 2. to seize upon; hold firmly. 3. to comprehend; understand: I don't grasp your meaning. 4. to make a motion of seizing: grasped for the …

Palmar grasp reflex Infant grasping adult finger The palmar grasp reflex (or grasp reflex) is a primitive and involuntary reflex found in infants of humans and most primates. When an object, such as an …

GRASP meaning: 1. to quickly take something in your hand (s) and hold it firmly: 2. If you grasp an opportunity…. Learn more.

GRASP definition: to seize and hold by or as if by clasping with the fingers or arms. See examples of grasp used in a sentence.

4 days ago · grasp (third-person singular simple present grasps, present participle grasping, simple past and past participle grasped) To grip; to take hold, particularly with the hand.

To grasp is to get a hold of something, literally or figuratively. Grasp the grammar textbook with both hands and then read it to grasp the rules of the English language.

Grasp definition: To take hold of or seize firmly with the hand, the foot, another body part, or an instrument.

A grasp is a very firm hold or grip. His hand was taken in a warm, firm grasp. If you say that something is in someone's grasp, you disapprove of the fact that they possess or control it. If something slips from …

Grasp suggests actually seizing and closing the hand upon something (or, figuratively, thoroughly comprehending something) and therefore refers to what is within one's possession or immediate …