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  • 41grasp — 01. The baby [grasped] my thumb in her hands, and pulled it towards her mouth. 02. The monkey had a firm [grasp] on the branch, and would not let go. 03. Marion was a greedy, [grasping] woman who had obviously married for money. 04. Victory is… …

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  • 42grasp — /græsp / (say grasp), /grasp / (say grahsp) verb (t) 1. to seize and hold by or as by clasping with the fingers. 2. to seize upon; hold firmly. 3. to lay hold of with the mind; comprehend; understand. –verb (i) 4. to make the motion of seizing;… …

  • 43grasp — 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… …

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  • 44grasp — [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] …

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  • 45grasp — 1. verb 1) she grasped his hands Syn: grip, clutch, clasp, hold, clench; catch, seize, grab, snatch, latch on to Ant: release 2) everybody grasped the important points …

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  • 46grasp at — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms grasp at : present tense I/you/we/they grasp at he/she/it grasps at present participle grasping at past tense grasped at past participle grasped at 1) grasp at something to try to take hold of something Hands… …

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  • 47grasp — [[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] …

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  • 48GRASP — 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 patrones propiamente dichos, son …

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  • 49grasp — 1. verb 1) she grasped his hand Syn: grip, clutch, clasp, clench, squeeze, catch, seize, grab, snatch 2) he grasped the important points Syn: understand, comprehend …

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  • 50grasp — I. verb Etymology: Middle English graspen Date: 14th century intransitive verb to make the motion of seizing ; clutch transitive verb 1. to take or seize eagerly 2. to clasp or embrace especially with the fingers or arms 3. to lay hold of with… …

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