Grasp+firmly
11grasp — [[t]grɑ͟ːsp, græ̱sp[/t]] grasps, grasping, grasped 1) VERB If you grasp something, you take it in your hand and hold it very firmly. → See also grasping [V n] He grasped both my hands... [V at n] She was trying to grasp at something. 2) …
12grasp — graspable, adj. grasper, n. graspless, adj. /grasp, grahsp/, v.t. 1. to seize and hold by or as if by clasping with the fingers or arms. 2. to seize upon; hold firmly. 3. to get hold of mentally; comprehend; understand: I don t grasp your meaning …
13grasp — v. & n. v. 1 tr. a clutch at; seize greedily. b hold firmly; grip. 2 intr. (foll. by at) try to seize; accept avidly. 3 tr. understand or realize (a fact or meaning). n. 1 a firm hold; a grip. 2 (foll. by of) a mastery or control (a grasp of the… …
14grasp — [grɑːsp] verb [T] I 1) to take and hold someone or something very tightly He grasped her firmly by the shoulders.[/ex] 2) to understand something Charlie grasped the point at once.[/ex] • See: nettle grasp at sth II noun [singular] grasp [grɑːsp] …
15grasp — [[t]græsp, grɑsp[/t]] v. t. 1) to seize and hold by or as if by clasping with the fingers or arms 2) to seize upon; hold firmly 3) to comprehend; understand: I don t grasp your meaning[/ex] 4) to make a motion of seizing: grasped for the gun[/ex] …
16firmly — adv. Firmly is used with these adjectives: ↑attached, ↑closed, ↑committed, ↑convinced, ↑embedded, ↑fixed, ↑opposed, ↑rooted, ↑shut, ↑stuck, ↑united Firmly …
17grasp — [grα:sp] verb 1》 seize and hold firmly. ↘take (an opportunity) eagerly. 2》 comprehend fully. noun 1》 a firm grip. ↘a person s capacity to attain something: success was within his grasp. 2》 a person s understanding. Derivatives graspable… …
18grasp — The act of taking securely and holding firmly. palm g. holding an object by wrapping the palm and the fingers around it. pen g. a method, similar to that of holding a pen in writing, of grasping an instrument. * * * Glaxo Restenosis and Symptoms… …
19grasp — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. hold, clasp, seize; comprehend, understand. See acquisition, intelligence, authority, retention. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To clutch] Syn. seize, take, grip, clasp; see seize 1 , 2 . 2. [To comprehend]… …
20hold tight — Grasp firmly. Remain firm …
