Grasp in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
Grasp in Tamil தமிழ்
Grasp in Telugu తెలుగు
Grasp in Urdu اُردُو
Grasp in English
- grasp⇄expr. grasp at,
a. to try to grasp, try to take hold of.
Ex. Old Yew, which graspest at the stones That name the underlying dead (Tennyson).
b. to accept eagerly.
Ex. She grasped at the opportunity. I readily grasped at his prop - grasp⇄grasp, verb, noun.
- grasp⇄noun grasper.
- grasp⇄noun 1. the act of seizing and holding tightly; clasp of the hand.
Ex. His firm grasp held the rope from slipping.
2. the power of seizing and holding; reach.
Ex. That rope is within his grasp. (Figurative.) Success is within her grasp - grasp⇄v.t. 1. to seize and hold fast by closing the fingers or claws around.
Ex. The drowning man grasped the rope. If you grasp a nettle firmly it doesn't sting.
(SYN) grip, clutch, grab, snatch.
2. to hold firmly, as with the hand; grip.