grasp

• absorb
• absorption
• administration
• anchorage
• appreciate
• appreciation
• apprehend
• apprehension
• arm
• assimilate
• assimilation
• authority
• awareness
• bear-hug
• behold
• bosom
• catch
• clamp
• clasp
• clench
• clinch
• cling
• clutch
• cognize
• command
• compass
• comprehend
• comprehension
• conceive
• conception
• consciousness
• control
• cradle
• crush
• cuddle
• decipher
• decode
• dig
• digest
• digestion
• direction
• discern
• domination
• dominion
• embosom
• embrace
• encircle
• enclasp
• enfold
• enlightenment
• entwine
• envelop
• enwind
• fathom
• fold
• follow
• fondle
• foothold
• footing
• get
• governance
• government
• grab
• grapple
• grip
• grok
• guidance
• handgrip
• handhold
• hang on to
• have
• helm
• hold
• hug
• intuit
• jurisdiction
• ken
• know
• lay hold of
• leverage
• lock
• make
• make out
• management
• mastery
• might
• nab
• nestle
• nuzzle
• operation
• oversight
• pat
• penetrate
• perceive
• perception
• percipience
• pet
• pick up
• pick up on
• pierce
• possess
• power
• purchase
• realization
• realize
• recognize
• register
• regulation
• running
• savvy
• see
• seize
• seizure
• sense
• snatch
• snuggle
• strain
• stroke
• superintendence
• supervision
• sway
• take
• take in
• toehold
• twig
• twine
• understand
• understanding
• uptake
• visualization
• wrap

• deliver
• discharge
• drop
• entrust
• free
• give
• hand
• hand over
• helplessness
• impotence
• impotency
• incomprehension
• intrust
• liberate
• misapprehend
• misapprehension
• miscomprehension
• misconceive
• misconstrue
• misinterpret
• misinterpretation
• misknow
• misperceive
• misperception
• misread
• miss
• mistake
• misunderstand
• misunderstanding
• noncomprehension
• pass
• powerlessness
• release
• relinquish
• relinquishment
• transfer
• transmit
• turn over
• unhand
• weakness

• noun
  1. (sometimes figurative) Grip.
  2. Understanding.
  3. That which is accessible; that which is within one's reach or ability.
• verb
  1. To grip; to take hold, particularly with the hand.
  2. To understand.
  3. To take advantage of something, to seize, to jump at a chance.

• He tried to grasp the rope but missed.
• She couldn’t grasp the meaning of his words.
• The child reached out to grasp his mother’s finger.
• You need to grasp this concept before moving on.
• He grasped the opportunity to show his talent.

dab

nab

ear

haft

keep

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