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Look up grasp or GRASP in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A grasp generally refers to an act of taking, holding or seizing firmly with (or as if with)
Grasp_(disambiguation)
Physical act with the hand
grasp is an act of taking, holding or seizing firmly with (or as if with) the hand. An example of a grasp is the handshake, wherein two people grasp one
Grasp
Safeguard-class rescue and salvage ship
USNS Grasp (T-ARS-51) is a Safeguard-class rescue and salvage ship, the second United States Navy ship of that name. Grasp was laid down on 30 March 1983
USNS_Grasp
Primitive and involuntary reflex
The palmar grasp reflex (or grasp reflex) is a primitive and involuntary reflex found in infants of humans and most primates. When an object, such as an
Palmar_grasp_reflex
The Great Apes Survival Partnership (GRASP) is a UNEP and UNESCO-led World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) Type II Partnership, established in
Great Apes Survival Partnership
Great_Apes_Survival_Partnership
Soft redirect to Wiktionary
article on "grasp at straws", but its sister project Wiktionary does: Read the Wiktionary entry "grasp at straws" You can also: Search for Grasp at straws
Grasp_at_straws
Reflex of the human hand
Tenodesis grasp and release is an orthopedic observation of a passive hand grasp and release mechanism, affected by wrist extension or flexion, respectively
Tenodesis_grasp
Guidelines in object-oriented design
Responsibility Assignment Software Patterns (or Principles), abbreviated GRASP, is a set of "nine fundamental principles in object design and responsibility
GRASP (object-oriented design)
GRASP_(object-oriented_design)
Multimedia animation software
GRaphic Animation System for Professionals (GRASP) was the first multimedia animation program for the IBM PC family of computers. It was also at one time
Graphics Animation System for Professionals
Graphics_Animation_System_for_Professionals
1973 Spanish film
The Loreley's Grasp (Spanish: Las Garras de Lorelei, lit. 'The Claws of Lorelei') is a 1973 Spanish horror film written and directed by Amando de Ossorio
The_Loreley's_Grasp
World War II rescue and salvage ship in the U.S. Navy
USS Grasp (ARS-24) was a Diver-class rescue and salvage ship commissioned by the U.S. Navy during World War II. Her task was to come to the aid of stricken
USS_Grasp_(ARS-24)
Measure of the "spread" of light in an optical system
beam optics. Other names for etendue include acceptance, throughput, light grasp, light-gathering power, optical extent, and the AΩ product. Throughput and
Etendue
List of ships with the same or similar names
USS Grasp may refer to the following ships operated by the United States Navy: USS Grasp (ARS-24), was launched 31 July 1943 and decommissioned 31 March
USS_Grasp
22nd episode of the 1st season of Stargate SG-1
"Within the Serpent's Grasp" is the first season finale of the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1. The episode continues on from the events
Within_the_Serpent's_Grasp
1916 film
The Grasp of Greed is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Joe De Grasse, written by Ida May Park, and starring Lon Chaney and Louise Lovely
The_Grasp_of_Greed
Quality of an appendage or organ that has adapted for grasping or holding
word is derived from the Latin term prehendere, meaning "to grasp". The ability to grasp is likely derived from a number of different origins. The most
Prehensility
Tail of an animal that has adapted to be able to grasp or hold objects
An animal's tail is said to be prehensile if it can grasp or hold objects. Fully prehensile tails can be used to hold and manipulate objects, and in particular
Prehensile_tail
Protein structural motif
ATP-grasp fold is a unique ATP-binding protein structural motif made of two α+β subdomains that "grasp" a molecule of ATP between them. ATP-grasp proteins
ATP-grasp
1940 British attack on the French Navy
The attack on Mers-el-Kébir (Battle of Mers-el-Kébir) on 3 July 1940, during the Second World War, was a British naval attack on French Navy ships at the
Attack_on_Mers-el-Kébir
1956 Japanese film
Minato no Kanpai: Shōri o Waga Te ni; aka Harbour Toast: Victory Is in Our Grasp) is a 1956 Japanese B movie directed by Seijun Suzuki for the Nikkatsu Corporation
Victory_Is_Mine
Movement of animals through trees
movement more difficult. To get past this difficulty, many animals have to grasp the substrate with all four limbs and increase the frequency of their gait
Arboreal_locomotion
Work of electronic literature
Loss of Grasp (Déprise in the French) is an online interactive digital narrative by Serge Bouchardon and Vincent Volckaert. It was first published in
Loss_of_Grasp
Dex-net is a robotic. It uses a Grasp Quality Convolutional Neural Network to learn how to grasp unusually shaped objects. Dex-net was developed by University
DexNet
Metaheuristic commonly used for optimization problems
procedure (also known as GRASP) is a metaheuristic algorithm commonly applied to combinatorial optimization problems. GRASP typically consists of iterations
Greedy randomized adaptive search procedure
Greedy_randomized_adaptive_search_procedure
Reflex actions in infants
and strokes their palm, the fingers will close and they will grasp it with a palmar grasp. To best observe this reflex, on a bed where the child could
Primitive_reflexes
Medical condition
Bornholm disease, also known as epidemic pleurodynia, is a condition characterized by myositis of the abdomen or chest caused by the Coxsackie B virus
Bornholm_disease
Void between celestial bodies
pressure decreased with altitude. The immense scale of outer space was grasped in the 20th century when the distance to the Andromeda Galaxy was first
Outer_space
British horror film
marks the feature debut of Dean Puckett. It is produced by Rebecca Wolff of Grasp the Nettle Films and Jude Goldrei of Lunar Lander Films. It stars Emma Appleton
The_Severed_Sun
GRASP is a well known SAT instance solver. It was developed by João Marques Silva, a Portuguese computer science researcher. It stands for Generic seaRch
GRASP_(SAT_solver)
GRASP was a systems software package that provided spooling facilities for IBM mainframes: the IBM/370 running DOS/VS or DOS/VSE environment, and IBM/360
Grasp_(spooler)
jGRASP is a development environment that includes the automatic creation of software visualizations. It produces static visualizations of source code
JGRASP
Virtual heavy metal band
team but features cameos by various metal musicians. Their second album, Grasp of the Undying, reached Number 1 on the iTunes metal charts in 2017. Their
Pentakill
Specialized bulk material handling container attached to a machine
A bucket (also called a scoop to qualify shallower designs of tools) is a specialized container attached to a machine, as compared to a bucket adapted
Bucket_(machine_part)
2011 Hong Kong TV series or program
Grasp a Dream (Chinese: 与梦想同行; pinyin: yǔ mèng xiǎng tóng xíng) was a short television program series broadcast by Phoenix Television in Hong Kong.[circular
Grasp_a_Dream
Royal Navy officer (1758–1805)
September 1758 – 21 October 1805) was a Royal Navy officer whose leadership, grasp of strategy, and unconventional tactics led to multiple decisive British
Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson
Horatio_Nelson,_1st_Viscount_Nelson
Scientific field of study
but we cannot understand it if we do not first learn the language and grasp the symbols in which it is written. This book is written in the mathematical
Physics
Short human greeting or parting ritual
which two people grasp one of each other's hands, and in most cases, it is accompanied by a brief up-and-down movement of the grasped hands. Customs surrounding
Handshake
Coordination of small muscles, particularly of the hands and fingers, with the eyes
to reach for and grasp objects at this age. In 1952, Piaget found that even before infants are able to reach for and successfully grasp objects they see
Fine_motor_skill
Dungeons & Dragons adventure module
Grasp of the Emerald Claw is an adventure module for the 3.5 edition of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Grasp of the Emerald Claw takes
Grasp_of_the_Emerald_Claw
English landowner and politician
"Wicked Jimmy", the "Bad Earl", the "Gloomy Earl" and "Jimmy" or "Jemmy Grasp-all, Earl of Toadstool". He died in 1802, having had no children by his
James Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale
James_Lowther,_1st_Earl_of_Lonsdale
Season of television series
Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore)". "Within the Serpent's Grasp" was nominated for a Gemini Award in the category "Best Visual Effects"
Stargate_SG-1_season_1
Surgical instrument
surgical instrument with sharp teeth, used to hold or grasp heavy tissue. It is also used to grasp fascia and soft tissues such as breast or bowel tissue
Allis_clamp
Political party in Cape Verde
wind fans) in Portuguese, a reference to the party's logo. It lost its grasp on power in the 2026 election. The MpD was established on 14 March 1990
Movement for Democracy (Cape Verde)
Movement_for_Democracy_(Cape_Verde)
Topics referred to by the same term
form of com (with) plus chorus (act together) from PIE verb *gher- (to grasp, to enclose). It may refer to: Cohort (military unit), the basic tactical
Cohort
Leader of China from 1949 to 1976
Central Committee. Mao disagreed with the new leadership, believing they grasped little of the Chinese situation, and he soon emerged as their key rival
Mao_Zedong
Facial hair style
describes the style as "a hirsute appendage of the upper lip and with graspable extremities". Similar styles of moustache are quite ancient, appearing
Handlebar_moustache
Handheld, hinged instrument used for grasping and holding objects
grasping and holding objects. Forceps are used when fingers are too large to grasp small objects or when many objects need to be held at one time while the
Forceps
American actress (born 1970)
they redirect your course," Hall reflected. "When you're young, you don't grasp the gravity of life. But when you lose someone that you spend most of your
Regina_Hall
American actor (born 1971)
be out here was one of those actors who's 45 years old, with a tenuous grasp of their own reality, and not really working much. So I gave myself five
Jon_Hamm
Ancient Greek philosopher
world of material objects grasped by the senses, which constantly changes, and an unchanging and unseen world of Forms, grasped by reason. Plato's Forms
Plato
Basic unit of taxonomic classification, below genus
a hierarchy, the great chain of being. In the 19th century, biologists grasped that species could evolve given sufficient time. Charles Darwin's 1859
Species
Dominican-American politician (born 1954)
background in victim services and drug prevention, as well as an impressive grasp of neighborhood and state issues", and opined that he "holds more promise
Adriano_Espaillat
Physical contest involving a matador and a bull
which involve dancing around or leaping over a cow or bull or attempting to grasp an object tied to the animal's horns. The best-known form of bullfighting
Bullfighting
American stockbroker (born 1962)
This was serious Mafia stuff, impossible for a Jew like me to fully grasp the nuances of. Gray, Geoffrey (November 24, 2013). "The Wolf of Wall Street
Jordan_Belfort
Ancient Greek currency
world The name drachma is derived from the verb δράσσομαι (drássomai, "(I) grasp"). It is believed that the same word with the meaning of "handful" or "handle"
Ancient_drachma
German writer and polymath (1749–1832)
View, in which he characterizes intuition as the instrument by which one grasps Goethe's biological archetype — The Typus. Novalis, himself a geologist
Johann_Wolfgang_von_Goethe
Basic elements of language
uninterruptible. Despite the fact that language speakers often have an intuitive grasp of what a word is, there is no consensus among linguists on its definition
Word
2009 film by Quentin Tarantino
"For me, Inglourious Basterds makes the Holocaust harder, not easier to grasp as a historical reality. Insofar as it becomes a movie convention – by which
Inglourious_Basterds
Self-amputation
appendage, usually as a self-preservation mechanism to elude a predator's grasp or to distract the predator and thereby allow escape. Some animals are able
Autotomy
One-piece uniform worn by wrestlers
nylon, used in wrestling. The uniform is tight-fitting so as not to be grasped accidentally by one's opponent, and it allows the referee to see each wrestler's
Wrestling_singlet
Species of moth
appendages which serve as triggers to initiate a backward motion by which it grasps prey insects using a spiny pair of forelegs. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia
Eupithecia_orichloris
Hand game of strength and endurance
the United States, and elsewhere. The game is played by two players who grasp each other's hands (with interlocked fingers). The aim is to twist the opponent's
Mercy_(game)
Representation of a system using abstract graphic symbols
oversimplified elements in order to make this essential meaning easier to grasp, as well as additional organization of the information. For example, a subway
Schematic
Predatory order of arachnids
and used for offense and defense. During courtship, the male and female grasp each other's pincers and dance while the male tries to move the female onto
Scorpion
Automatic, involuntary response to a stimulus
Palmomental reflex Moro reflex, also known as the startle reflex Palmar grasp reflex Rooting reflex Sucking reflex Symmetrical tonic neck reflex Tonic
Reflex
Doubt about God's existence
that God is inaccessible to human understanding because God cannot be grasped through mental concepts. For example, Sir William Hamilton argued that
Agnosticism
King of England and Ireland from 1547 to 1553
and maps and, according to coinage historian C. E. Challis, developed a grasp of monetary affairs that indicated high intelligence. Edward's religious
Edward_VI
Sea serpent in Norse mythology
There the serpent grew so large that he was able to surround the Earth and grasp his own tail. The old Norse thunder god, Thor, has a lengthy feud with Jörmungandr
Jörmungandr
Axe with a wide cutting edge, particularly on the lower side of the head
been useful in battle, for example to pull a weapon or shield out of the grasp of an enemy. Through the Scandinavian mercenaries fighting in the Varangian
Bearded_axe
Deity's nature beyond the material universe
an entity may transcend both the universe and knowledge (is beyond the grasp of the human mind). Although transcendence is defined as the opposite of
Transcendence_(religion)
Japanese manga series and anime
Ryuichi Sakuma, lead singer of the now-disbanded legendary group Nittle Grasper. One evening, Shuichi is looking over lyrics for a song he is writing when
Gravitation_(manga)
Part of device designed to be held
handle is a part of, or an attachment to, an object that allows it to be grasped and manipulated by hand. The design of each type of handle involves substantial
Handle
Literary and rhetorical device or general attitude towards life
always striving toward truth and meaning without ever being able to fully grasp them. Søren Kierkegaard maintained that ironic awareness of our limitations
Irony
Digit of the forelimb
movements, which are crucial to the dexterity of the hands and the ability to grasp and manipulate objects. Usually humans have five digits, the bones of which
Finger
1927 book by Martin Heidegger
language, as well as an extended treatment of "authenticity" as a means to grasp and confront the unique and finite possibilities of the individual. Richard
Being_and_Time
Glasgow-based soap opera (since 2002)
about their daily lives. From its inception in 2002, the soap struggled to grasp viewers' approval, but would gradually see a rise in popularity. In 2023
River_City_(TV_series)
Scottish actor and film producer (born 1969)
period in his life: "I had gone from a 16-year-old who couldn't wait to grasp life to a 22-year-old who didn't care if he died in his sleep." Before his
Gerard_Butler
Theoretical milestones of child development
straighten and the opposite arm to bend. The palmar grasp reflex, which causes the infant to grasp a finger placed in their palm and to curl their toes
Child_development_stages
American computer scientist
University of Pennsylvania's General Robotics and Active Sensory Perception (GRASP) Laboratory, and a member of the Neurosciences Institute in the School of
Ruzena_Bajcsy
Magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake
time passes, there are more and more bodies, in numbers that cannot be grasped. It is beyond comprehension." Mayor Jean-Yves Jason said that officials
2010_Haiti_earthquake
Region of the cerebral cortex involved in voluntary movement
competing directions, whereas PMv is heavily involved in shaping the hand for grasp and in multisensory guidance of actions in peri‑personal space. These areas
Motor_cortex
1987 single by Guns N' Roses
there were a lot of emotional subtleties in the song that the band really grasped. If Axl went here, the band went with him. I really love that about the
Welcome_to_the_Jungle
Type of Jewish mysticism
infinite/endless' or 'without end'). Of the impersonal Ein Sof, nothing can be grasped. However, the second aspect of divine manifestation—accessible to human
Kabbalah
2026 book by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan
world-class bluster. But they’ve also bought into it, and have thus failed to grasp that his whole is less—much less—than the sum of his parts." "S&S to Publish
Regime_Change_(book)
format for Pictor Paint and Graphics Animation System for Professionals (GRASP) (also by Bridges) and became the first widely accepted DOS imaging standard
PICtor_PIC_image_format
Part of the female primate torso that has mammary glands
breast in most human females gives the infant more ability to find it, grasp it and feed. Other suggestions include simply that permanent breasts attracted
Breast
Focusing on what is irrelevant but easy to understand
majority of its time on discussions about relatively minor but easy-to-grasp issues, such as what materials to use for the staff bicycle shed, while
Law_of_triviality
10th episode of the 5th season of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
example of Caylee. Charlie tries to use it on the Waitress but doesn't quite grasp the concept. The Gang tells Dee that her boyfriend, Ben, from "The Gang
The_D.E.N.N.I.S._System
Valide Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
Sultanate of Women. Kösem's status and influence were facilitated by her astute grasp of Ottoman politics and the large number of children she bore. Her sons
Kösem_Sultan
South African singer (born 1974)
Games as the voice of Karthus for the official soundtrack songs "Deathfire Grasp" and "Last Whisper". ZP Theart was born on 27 May 1974 in Clanwilliam, Western
ZP_Theart
Fundamental unit of cognition
it possible to form and combine ideas, classify things, draw inferences, grasp the meanings of words, and refer to external entities. Concepts are often
Concept
Human traits which lost their original function through evolution
grasp reflex is thought to be a vestigial behavior in human infants. When placing a finger or object to the palm of an infant, it will securely grasp
Human_vestigiality
American scientist and science communicator (1934–1996)
hands of a very few, and no one representing the public interest can even grasp the issues; when the people have lost the ability to set their own agendas
Carl_Sagan
School of Marxism aligned with humanist philosophies
found in his later works such as Capital. They hold that it is necessary to grasp Marx's philosophical foundations to understand his later works properly
Marxist_humanism
Photo of child in fetal surgery
fetus extending from the incision in the mother's uterus and seeming to grasp a surgeon's finger. Clancy was documenting a procedure being developed at
Hand_of_Hope
Philosophical question
posit that the Spirit is of infinite might; mortal human beings fail to grasp this and focus instead on evil and suffering that have no real existence
Problem_of_evil
Type of cutting tool
provides the rotational force needed to cut into the workpiece. The drill will grasp the upper end of a bit called the shank in the chuck. Drills come in standardized
Drill_bit
Italian painter and mathematician (1397–1475)
interest in perspective and would stay up all night in his study trying to grasp the exact vanishing point. Uccello used perspective to create a feeling
Paolo_Uccello
German philosopher (1770–1831)
instance, in such metaphysical definitions of logic as "the science of things grasped in [the] thoughts that used to be taken to express the essentialities of
Georg_Wilhelm_Friedrich_Hegel
American actor (born 1981)
oxygen" and credited both lead actors for playing "it for real, with a grasp of subtlety and feeling that goes beyond the call of breezy duty". He was
Joseph_Gordon-Levitt
GRASP
GRASP
Biblical
broken in pieces; descending;revival or grasping;
Girl/Female
Hebrew Scottish
He grasps the heel. Supplanter.
Boy/Male
American, British, English, German, Hebrew, Spanish
Supplanter; Cornish Variant of Jacob; He Grasps the Heel; He who Supplants
Girl/Female
French
French form of Jacob): Supplanter. He grasps the heel.
Boy/Male
Hebrew American English
He grasps the heel. Supplanter.
Girl/Female
French American
Supplanter. He grasps the heel. French form of Jacob.Supplanter. Introduced into Britain in the...
Girl/Female
French American
French form of Jacob): Supplanter. He grasps the heel.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Firm Grasp
Girl/Female
French American
Feminine of Jacques derived from James and Jacob. Supplanter. She grasps the heel.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : habitational name from a house distinguished by the sign of a gryphon, Middle High German grīf(e) (Old High German grīf(o), from Late Latin gryphus, Greek gryps, of Assyrian origin).German : nickname for a grasping man, the gryphon in folk etymology having come to be associated with Middle High German grīfen ‘to grasp or snatch’.English : variant of Grief.
Boy/Male
Hebrew American French
He grasps the heel. Supplanter.
GRASP
GRASP
Boy/Male
Greek
Farmer.
Boy/Male
Native American
Whirlwind.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Poojasri | பூஜஸரீÂ
Lakshmi
Boy/Male
Tamil
Dhairyashil | தைரà¯à®¯à®·à¯€à®²Â
Statue of courage and patience
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Old English bÄr ‘boar’, hence probably a nickname for a keen hunter of wild boar or for someone thought to resemble the animal in some way.Variant spelling of Boer.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Horned, Another name for Indra
Boy/Male
Hindu
God name
Boy/Male
Tamil
Shriyans | à®·à¯à®°à¯€à®¯à®¾à®‚ஸ
Fame giver and Lucky, Wealthy
Boy/Male
Indian
The opener, The judge
Boy/Male
Australian, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Scandinavian, Swedish
People's Victory; Victory of the People; Victorious Person
GRASP
GRASP
GRASP
GRASP
GRASP
a.
Without a grasp; relaxed.
a.
Avaricious; greedy of gain; covetous; close; miserly; as, he is a grasping man.
n.
A gripe or grasp.
superl.
Limited in intellectual power or grasp; not comprehensive; narrow; not tenacious, as memory.
n.
Reach of the arms; hence, the power of seizing and holding; as, it was beyond his grasp.
a.
Capable of being grasped.
n.
The act of seizing, or the state of being seized; sudden and violent grasp or gripe; a taking into possession; as, the seizure of a thief, a property, a throne, etc.
v. t.
An instrument, often a simple bar or lever with jaws or an angular orifice either at the end or between the ends, for exerting a twisting strain, as in turning bolts, nuts, screw taps, etc.; a screw key. Many wrenches have adjustable jaws for grasping nuts, etc., of different sizes.
n.
That which projects like an ear, esp. that by which anything is supported, carried, or grasped, or to which a support is fastened; an ear; as, the lugs of a kettle; the lugs of a founder's flask; the lug (handle) of a jug.
n.
A Phrygian king who was punished in the lower world by being placed in the midst of a lake whose waters reached to his chin but receded whenever he attempted to allay his thirst, while over his head hung branches laden with choice fruit which likewise receded whenever he stretched out his hand to grasp them.
n.
The act or state of sustaining, grasping, or retaining.
n.
The act of holding, as in or with the hands or arms; the manner of holding, whether firm or loose; seizure; grasp; clasp; gripe; possession; -- often used with the verbs take and lay.
v. i.
To effect a grasp; to make the motion of grasping; to clutch; to struggle; to strive.
n.
Retention within one's grasp or power; hold; possession; ownership.
v. t.
To cause to remain in a given situation, position, or relation, within certain limits, or the like; to prevent from falling or escaping; to sustain; to restrain; to keep in the grasp; to retain.
v. t.
In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands, or otherwise; to grasp; to get into one's hold or possession; to procure; to seize and carry away; to convey.
v. t.
To fall or rush upon suddenly and lay hold of; to gripe or grasp suddenly; to reach and grasp.
imp. & p. p.
of Grasp
n.
The act of taking or grasping suddenly.
n.
Something that may be grasped; means of support.