noun forcible possession; hold.
2. grasp ·noun the handle of a sword or of an oar.
3. grasp ·noun a gripe or seizure of the hand; a seizure by embrace, or infolding in the arms.
4. grasp ·noun wide-reaching power of intellect to comprehend subjects and hold them under survey.
5. grasp ·noun reach of the arms; hence, the power of seizing and holding; as, it was beyond his grasp.
6. grasp ·vt to seize and hold by clasping or embracing with the fingers or arms; to catch to take possession of.
7. grasp ·vt to lay hold of with the mind; to become thoroughly acquainted or conversant with; to comprehend.
8. grasp ·vi to effect a grasp; to make the motion of grasping; to clutch; to struggle; to strive.