Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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grasp | Yes | No | Yes | No |
clutch | Yes | No | Yes | No |
grasp (noun) | clutch (noun) |
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the act of grasping | the act of grasping |
an intellectual hold or understanding | a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism |
understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something | a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism |
the limit of capability | a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand |
a collection of things or persons to be handled together | |
a number of birds hatched at the same time | |
a tense critical situation |
grasp (verb) | clutch (verb) |
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get the meaning of something | affect |
hold firmly | take into your hands deliberately |
hold firmly, usually with one's hands |