| handful | | |
| n. (quantity) | 1. handful, smattering | a small number or amount.; "only a handful of responses were received" |
| ~ small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity | an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude. |
| n. (quantity) | 2. fistful, handful | the quantity that can be held in the hand. |
| ~ containerful | the quantity that a container will hold. |
| clasp | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. clasp | a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together. |
| ~ handbag, purse, bag, pocketbook | a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women).; "she reached into her bag and found a comb" |
| ~ bangle, bracelet | jewelry worn around the wrist for decoration. |
| ~ fastening, holdfast, fastener, fixing | restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place. |
| n. (act) | 2. clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold | the act of grasping.; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing" |
| ~ choke hold, chokehold | a restraining hold; someone loops the arm around the neck of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind.; "he grabbed the woman in a chokehold, demanded her cash and jewelry, and then fled" |
| ~ embrace, embracement, embracing | the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection). |
| ~ prehension, taking hold, grasping, seizing | the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles). |
| ~ wrestling hold | a hold used in the sport of wrestling. |
| v. (contact) | 3. clasp | hold firmly and tightly. |
| ~ grasp, hold on | hold firmly. |
| ~ hug, bosom, embrace, squeeze | squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness.; "Hug me, please"; "They embraced"; "He hugged her close to him" |
| v. (contact) | 4. brooch, clasp | fasten with or as if with a brooch. |
| ~ fasten, fix, secure | cause to be firmly attached.; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" |
| v. (contact) | 5. buckle, clasp | fasten with a buckle or buckles. |
| ~ fasten, fix, secure | cause to be firmly attached.; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" |
| v. (contact) | 6. clasp | grasp firmly.; "The child clasped my hands" |
| ~ clutch, prehend, seize | take hold of; grab.; "The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals" |
| grasp | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. appreciation, grasp, hold | understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something.; "he has a good grasp of accounting practices" |
| ~ discernment, savvy, understanding, apprehension | the cognitive condition of someone who understands.; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect" |
| ~ sense | a natural appreciation or ability.; "a keen musical sense"; "a good sense of timing" |
| n. (cognition) | 2. compass, grasp, range, reach | the limit of capability.; "within the compass of education" |
| ~ capableness, potentiality, capability | an aptitude that may be developed. |
| ~ ken, sight | the range of vision.; "out of sight of land" |
| n. (attribute) | 3. grasp, grip | an intellectual hold or understanding.; "a good grip on French history"; "they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities"; "he was in the grip of a powerful emotion"; "a terrible power had her in its grasp" |
| ~ influence | a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc.; "used her parents' influence to get the job" |
| ~ tentacle | something that acts like a tentacle in its ability to grasp and hold.; "caught in the tentacles of organized crime" |
| v. (contact) | 4. grasp, hold on | hold firmly. |
| ~ latch on | take hold of or attach to.; "The biochip latches onto the genes" |
| ~ cling, hang | hold on tightly or tenaciously.; "hang on to your father's hands"; "The child clung to his mother's apron" |
| ~ clasp | hold firmly and tightly. |
| ~ hold, take hold | have or hold in one's hands or grip.; "Hold this bowl for a moment, please"; "A crazy idea took hold of him" |
| v. (cognition) | 5. apprehend, compass, comprehend, dig, get the picture, grasp, grok, savvy | get the meaning of something.; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?" |
| ~ understand | know and comprehend the nature or meaning of.; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means" |
| ~ figure | understand.; "He didn't figure her" |
| ~ catch on, cotton on, get it, get onto, get wise, twig, latch on, tumble | understand, usually after some initial difficulty.; "She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on" |
| ~ intuit | know or grasp by intuition or feeling. |
| ~ digest | arrange and integrate in the mind.; "I cannot digest all this information" |
| seize | | |
| v. (contact) | 1. clutch, prehend, seize | take hold of; grab.; "The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals" |
| ~ nab | seize suddenly. |
| ~ rack | seize together, as of parallel ropes of a tackle in order to prevent running through the block. |
| ~ claw | clutch as if in panic.; "She clawed the doorknob" |
| ~ get hold of, take | get into one's hands, take physically.; "Take a cookie!"; "Can you take this bag, please" |
| ~ arrest, collar, apprehend, cop, nab, nail, pick up | take into custody.; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals" |
| ~ capture, catch, get | succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase.; "We finally got the suspect"; "Did you catch the thief?" |
| ~ collar | seize by the neck or collar. |
| ~ clasp | grasp firmly.; "The child clasped my hands" |
| ~ grip | hold fast or firmly.; "He gripped the steering wheel" |
| ~ grab | take or grasp suddenly.; "She grabbed the child's hand and ran out of the room" |
| ~ grab, take hold of, catch | take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of.; "Catch the ball!"; "Grab the elevator door!" |
| ~ snatch, snatch up, snap | to grasp hastily or eagerly.; "Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone" |
| ~ clench, clinch | hold in a tight grasp.; "clench a steering wheel" |
| ~ grapple, grip | to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match.; "the two men grappled with each other for several minutes" |
| v. (contact) | 2. seize | take or capture by force.; "The terrorists seized the politicians"; "The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages" |
| ~ raven | obtain or seize by violence. |
| ~ wrest | obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically.; "wrest the knife from his hands"; "wrest a meaning from the old text"; "wrest power from the old government" |
| ~ get hold of, take | get into one's hands, take physically.; "Take a cookie!"; "Can you take this bag, please" |
| ~ abduct, kidnap, nobble, snatch | take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom.; "The industrialist's son was kidnapped" |
| ~ commandeer, highjack, hijack, pirate | take arbitrarily or by force.; "The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami" |
| v. (possession) | 3. appropriate, capture, conquer, seize | take possession of by force, as after an invasion.; "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town"; "The militia captured the castle" |
| ~ take over, usurp, arrogate, seize, assume | seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession.; "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died" |
| ~ carry | capture after a fight.; "The troops carried the town after a brief fight" |
| v. (possession) | 4. attach, confiscate, impound, seize, sequester | take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority.; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork" |
| ~ take | take into one's possession.; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks" |
| ~ condemn | appropriate (property) for public use.; "the county condemned the land to build a highway" |
| ~ sequester | requisition forcibly, as of enemy property.; "the estate was sequestered" |
| ~ garnish, garnishee | take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support.; "His employer garnished his wages in order to pay his debt" |
| ~ distrain | confiscate by distress. |
| v. (possession) | 5. arrogate, assume, seize, take over, usurp | seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession.; "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died" |
| ~ take | take by force.; "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill" |
| ~ annex | take (territory) as if by conquest.; "Hitler annexed Lithuania" |
| ~ appropriate, conquer, seize, capture | take possession of by force, as after an invasion.; "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town"; "The militia captured the castle" |
| ~ preoccupy | occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance.; "the army preoccupied the hills" |
| ~ hijack | seize control of.; "they hijacked the judicial process" |
| ~ raid | take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock.; "T. Boone Pickens raided many large companies" |
| v. (contact) | 6. seize | hook by a pull on the line.; "strike a fish" |
| ~ hook | catch with a hook.; "hook a fish" |
| v. (cognition) | 7. clutch, get hold of, seize | affect.; "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unbearable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease" |
| ~ overwhelm, sweep over, whelm, overpower, overcome, overtake | overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli. |
| v. (cognition) | 8. grab, seize | capture the attention or imagination of.; "This story will grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination" |
| ~ fascinate, intrigue | cause to be interested or curious. |
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