grasp vs embracing

grasp and embracing both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
grasp	Yes	No	Yes	No
embracing	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, embracing is a hyponym of grasp; that is, embracing is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than grasp:

grasp: the act of grasping
embracing: the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)

Other hyponyms of grasp include choke hold, chokehold, embrace, embracement, wrestling hold.

grasp (noun)	embracing (noun)
the act of grasping	the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
an intellectual hold or understanding
understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something
the limit of capability

grasp (verb)	embracing (verb)
get the meaning of something
hold firmly