(1):
(n.) The handle of a sword or of an oar.
(2):
(n.) Wide-reaching power of intellect to comprehend subjects and hold them under survey.
(3):
(n.) Forcible possession; hold.
(4):
(n.) Reach of the arms; hence, the power of seizing and holding; as, it was beyond his grasp.
(5):
(n.) A gripe or seizure of the hand; a seizure by embrace, or infolding in the arms.
(6):
(v. i.) To effect a grasp; to make the motion of grasping; to clutch; to struggle; to strive.
(7):
(v. t.) To lay hold of with the mind; to become thoroughly acquainted or conversant with; to comprehend.
(8):
(v. t.) To seize and hold by clasping or embracing with the fingers or arms; to catch to take possession of.