1. grasp - Noun
2. grasp - Verb
3. Grasp - Proper noun
To seize and hold by clasping or embracing with the fingers or arms; to catch to take possession of.
To lay hold of with the mind; to become thoroughly acquainted or conversant with; to comprehend.
To effect a grasp; to make the motion of grasping; to clutch; to struggle; to strive.
A gripe or seizure of the hand; a seizure by embrace, or infolding in the arms.
Reach of the arms; hence, the power of seizing and holding; as, it was beyond his grasp.
Forcible possession; hold.
Wide-reaching power of intellect to comprehend subjects and hold them under survey.
The handle of a sword or of an oar.
Source: Webster's dictionaryGrasp the subject, the words will follow. Cato the Elder
But he, that dares not grasp the thorn Should never crave the rose. Anne Brontë
Mishaps are like knives, that either serve us or cut us, as we grasp them by the blade or the handle. James Russell Lowell
Give a clown your finger he'll grasp your fist. Italian Proverb
Grasp all, lose all. Portuguese Proverb
Who takes an eel by the tail or a woman by her word, grasp as he will, holds nothing fast. German Proverb