n. 25B6; verb
she grasped his hands : GRIP, clutch, clasp, hold, clench; catch, seize, grab, snatch, latch on to.
everybody grasped the important points : UNDERSTAND, comprehend, follow, take in, perceive, see, apprehend, assimilate, absorb; informal get, catch on to, figure out, get one's head around, take on board; Brit. informal twig, suss (out).
he grasped the opportunity : TAKE ADVANTAGE OF, act on; seize, leap at, snatch, jump at, pounce on.
release, overlook.
25B6; noun
his grasp on her hand : GRIP, hold; clutch, clasp, clench.
his domineering mother's grasp : CONTROL, power, clutches, command, domination, rule, tyranny.
a prize lay within their grasp : REACH, scope, power, limits, range; sights.
your grasp of history : UNDERSTANDING, comprehension, perception, apprehension, awareness, grip, knowledge; mastery, command.