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  • 51grasp —   Hopu, apo, hao, lālau; haika (rare).    ♦ Fail to grasp, apo hewa, hala ka lālau ana, hūhewa.    ♦ To grasp the meaning quickly, a apo …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 52grasp at straws — or[clutch at straws] {v. phr.} To depend on something that is useless or unable to help in a time of trouble or danger; try something with little hope of succeeding. * /To depend on your memory without studying for a test is to grasp at straws./… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 53grasp at straws — or[clutch at straws] {v. phr.} To depend on something that is useless or unable to help in a time of trouble or danger; try something with little hope of succeeding. * /To depend on your memory without studying for a test is to grasp at straws./… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 54GRASP — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Plusieurs significations possibles dont : Greedy randomized adaptive search procedure : méthode métaheuristique d optimisation combinatoire.… …

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  • 55grasp — 1. verb /ɡɹɑːsp,ɡɹæsp/ a) To grip; to take hold, particularly with the hand. b) To understand. 2. noun /ɡɹɑːsp,ɡɹæsp/ a) grip The goal is within my grasp …

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  • 56grasp — Synonyms and related words: abduct, absorb, accept, adhere, adhere to, agglomerate, appreciate, apprehend, apprehension, assimilate, awareness, be acquainted with, be apprised of, be aware of, be cognizant of, be conscious of, be conversant with …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 57grasp the nettle — (UK)    If you grasp the nettle, you deal bravely with a problem.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …

    English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • 58grasp n — To win a tug of war, you have to have a good grasp on the situation, and out weight your opponent …

    English expressions

  • 59grasp — [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… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 60grasp 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 …

    New idioms dictionary