grasp
— Verb
– English
~ get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"
grasp
— Noun
– English
~ understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something; "he has a good grasp of accounting practices"
grasp
— Noun
– English
~ the limit of capability; "within the compass of education"
grasp
— Noun
– English
~ the act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing"
grasp
— Noun
– English
~ an intellectual hold or understanding; "a good grip on French history"; "they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities"; "he was in the grip of a powerful emotion"; "a terrible power had her in its grasp"
graspable
— Adjective
– English
~ capable of being apprehended or understood
grasping
— Adjective
– English
~ immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth; "they are avaricious and will do anything for money"; "casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields"; "a grasping old miser"; "grasping commercialism"; "greedy for money and power"; "grew richer and greedier"; "prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees"
grasping
— Noun
– English
~ understanding with difficulty; "the lecture was beyond his most strenuous graspings"
grasping
— Noun
– English
~ the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles)
grass
— Verb
– English
~ give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam"
grass
— Verb
– English
~ spread out clothes on the grass to let it dry and bleach
grass
— Verb
– English
~ cover with grass; "The owners decided to grass their property"