grasp
To grip; to take hold, particularly with the hand.
Other meanings
To take advantage of something, to seize, to jump at a chance.
Synonyms
- hold on
Related words
- begrasp
- engrasp
- foregrasp
- graspability
- graspable
- grasp at a straw
- grasp at straws
- grasper
- grasp for straws
- grasp the nettle
- misgrasp
- regrasp
Word history
From Middle English "graspen".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “grasp” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.