GRASP meaning: Understanding or holding something firmly

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General (27 matching dictionaries)

grasp: Merriam-Webster.com
grasp: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
grasp: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
grasp: Collins English Dictionary
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Grasp, grasp: Wordnik
grasp: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
GRASP, grasp: Wiktionary
grasp: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
grasp: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
grasp: Infoplease Dictionary
Grasp, grasp: Dictionary.com
grasp: Online Etymology Dictionary
grasp: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
GRASP (Object Oriented Design), GRASP (SAT solver), GRASP (object-oriented design), GRASP, Grasp (software), Grasp: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
grasp: Rhymezone
grasp: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
grasp: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
GRASP: Stammtisch Beau Fleuve Acronyms
grasp: Free Dictionary
grasp: Mnemonic Dictionary
grasp: LookWAYup Translating Dictionary/Thesaurus
grasp: Dictionary/thesaurus
Grasp: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
grasp: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition

Art (1 matching dictionary)

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Business (1 matching dictionary)

Grasp (disambiguation), grasp: Legal dictionary

Computing (2 matching dictionaries)

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Medicine (2 matching dictionaries)

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Grasp (disambiguation), grasp: Medical dictionary

Miscellaneous (3 matching dictionaries)

GRASP: Acronym Finder
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grasp: Idioms

Science (1 matching dictionary)

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Slang (1 matching dictionary)

grasp: Urban Dictionary

Sports (1 matching dictionary)

Grasp: Sports Definitions

Tech (1 matching dictionary)

DOD Dictionary of Military Terms: Joint Acronyms and Abbreviations (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (

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▸ verb:  To grip; to take hold, particularly with the hand.
▸ verb:  To understand.
▸ verb:  To take advantage of something, to seize, to jump at a chance.
▸ noun:  (sometimes figurative) Grip.
▸ noun:  Understanding.
▸ noun:  That which is accessible; that which is within one's reach or ability.
▸ noun:  (software, object-oriented design) Acronym of General Responsibility Assignment Software Patterns (or Principles). [(software, object-oriented design) Principle that consists of a set of guidelines for assigning responsibility to classes and objects.]

Similar:

grip, hold on, hold, clutches, reach, clench, get the picture, apprehend, clasp, dig, more...

Opposite:

release, relinquish, surrender, abandon, forfeit

Types:

power grip, precision grip, cylindrical grip, spherical grip, hook grip, pinch grip, more...

Phrases:

grasp at, grasp reflex, pincer grasp, pen grasp, finger grasp, more...

Adjectives:

firm, good, intellectual, intuitive, clear, strong, thorough, mental, comprehensive, full, quick

Colors:

emerald, olive, sage, teal, jade, mint, lime, chartreuse, pistachio

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