Grasp

  • 61grasp the nettle — (UK)    If you grasp the nettle, you deal bravely with a problem.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …

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  • 62grasp the nettle — British & Australian to take action immediately in order to deal with an unpleasant situation. I ve been putting off tackling the problem for too long and I think it s time to grasp the nettle …

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  • 63grasp the nettle — British to deal with a complicated problem that will probably be very difficult, and may cause political or other problems We ve got to grasp the nettle of prison reform …

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  • 64Grasp the nettle —   (UK)   If you grasp the nettle, you deal bravely with a problem …

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  • 65grasp reflex — griebimo refleksas statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Nevalingas plaštakos ir pirštų lenkiamųjų raumenų susitraukimas įdėjus į delną daiktą. atitikmenys: angl. grasp reflex vok. Fassungskraftreflexm, m; Griffreflex, m rus.… …

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  • 66GRASP — general retrieval and sort processor …

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  • 67grasp — 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… …

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  • 68GRASP — Greedy Randomized Adaptive Search Procedure (Computing » Databases) * General Responsibility Assignment Software Patterns (Computing » General) * Graphical Representation And Analysis Of Surface Properties (Academic & Science » Physics) *… …

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  • 69GRASP — • Graphic Animation System for Professionals • Generalized Retrieval And Storage Program • Greedy Randomized Adaptive Search Procedures zufallsgesteuerte Problemoesungssuche • Graphic Service Program ( > IEEE Standard Dictionary ) …

    Acronyms

  • 70grasp — 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]… …

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