Hands were grasping at his coat as he walked past.
She was grasping at the chance to escape her problems.
English dictionary. 2014.
grasp — grasp·able; grasp·er; grasp·ing·ly; grasp·ing·ness; grasp·less; re·grasp; grasp; grasp·able·ness; grasp·ably; … English syllables
GRASP — may refer to:* GRASP (multimedia authoring software), a multimedia authoring software * GRASP (SAT solver), a SAT instance solver * GRASP (Object Oriented Design) * Greedy randomized adaptive search procedure * Given, Required, Analysis, Solution … Wikipedia
Grasp — Grasp, n. 1. A gripe or seizure of the hand; a seizure by embrace, or infolding in the arms. The grasps of love. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Reach of the arms; hence, the power of seizing and holding; as, it was beyond his grasp. [1913 Webster] 3.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Grasp — Grasp, v. i. To effect a grasp; to make the motion of grasping; to clutch; to struggle; to strive. [1913 Webster] As one that grasped And tugged for life and was by strength subdued. Shak. [1913 Webster] {To grasp at}, to catch at; to try to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Grasp — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda En diseño orientado a objetos, GRASP son patrones generales de software para asignación de responsabilidades, es el acrónimo de General Responsibility Assignment Software Patterns . Aunque se considera que más que… … Wikipedia Español
grasp — [n1] hold, grip butt, cinch, clamp, clasp, clench, clinch, clutches, embrace, grapple, lug, possession, purchase, tenure; concepts 191,710 Ant. avoidance, release grasp [n2] understanding awareness, comprehension, ken, knowledge, mastery,… … New thesaurus
Grasp — Grasp, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grasper}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Qraspine}.] [OE. graspen; prob. akin to LG. grupsen, or to E. grope. Cf. {Grab}, {Grope}.] 1. To seize and hold by clasping or embracing with the fingers or arms; to catch to take possession… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grasp — (v.) mid 14c., to reach for, feel around, possibly a metathesis of grapsen, from O.E. *græpsan to touch, feel, from P.Gmc. *grap , *grab (Cf. E.Fris. grapsen to grasp, M.Du. grapen to seize, grasp, O.E. grapian to touch, feel, grope ), from PIE… … Etymology dictionary
grasp — [grasp, gräsp] vt. [ME graspen, by metathesis < * grapsen, prob. < MLowG (as in LowG, Fris grapsen), akin to Norw dial. grapsa, to scratch, ON grapa, to snatch: see GRAB] 1. to take hold of firmly with or as with the hand or arms; grip 2.… … English World dictionary
GRASP — (англ. General Responsibility Assignment Software Patterns общие образцы распределения обязанностей) паттерны, используемые в объектно ориентированном проектировании для решения общих задач по назначению обязанностей классам и… … Википедия
grasp — vb clutch, grab, seize, *take, snatch Analogous words: *catch, capture: apprehend, *arrest: *apprehend, comprehend grasp n *hold, grip, clutch … New Dictionary of Synonyms
