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tukbo [tuk.bû.] : grasp (v.)

Derivatives of tukbo


Glosses:
grasp
n. (cognition)1. appreciation, grasp, holdunderstanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something.; "he has a good grasp of accounting practices"
~ discernment, savvy, understanding, apprehensionthe cognitive condition of someone who understands.; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"
~ sensea natural appreciation or ability.; "a keen musical sense"; "a good sense of timing"
n. (cognition)2. compass, grasp, range, reachthe limit of capability.; "within the compass of education"
~ capableness, potentiality, capabilityan aptitude that may be developed.
~ ken, sightthe range of vision.; "out of sight of land"
n. (attribute)3. grasp, gripan 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"
~ influencea power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc.; "used her parents' influence to get the job"
~ tentaclesomething that acts like a tentacle in its ability to grasp and hold.; "caught in the tentacles of organized crime"
n. (act)4. clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, holdthe 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, chokeholda 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, embracingthe act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection).
~ prehension, taking hold, grasping, seizingthe act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles).
~ wrestling holda hold used in the sport of wrestling.
v. (contact)5. grasp, hold onhold firmly.
~ latch ontake hold of or attach to.; "The biochip latches onto the genes"
~ cling, hanghold on tightly or tenaciously.; "hang on to your father's hands"; "The child clung to his mother's apron"
~ clasphold firmly and tightly.
~ hold, take holdhave or hold in one's hands or grip.; "Hold this bowl for a moment, please"; "A crazy idea took hold of him"
v. (cognition)6. apprehend, compass, comprehend, dig, get the picture, grasp, grok, savvyget the meaning of something.; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"
~ understandknow and comprehend the nature or meaning of.; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means"
~ figureunderstand.; "He didn't figure her"
~ catch on, cotton on, get it, get onto, get wise, twig, latch on, tumbleunderstand, usually after some initial difficulty.; "She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on"
~ intuitknow or grasp by intuition or feeling.
~ digestarrange and integrate in the mind.; "I cannot digest all this information"