grasp vs get wise

grasp is a noun but get wise is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
grasp	Yes	No	Yes	No
get wise	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, get wise is a hyponym of grasp; that is, get wise is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than grasp:

Other hyponyms of grasp include figure, catch on, cotton on, get it, get onto, latch on, tumble, twig, intuit, digest.

grasp (noun)	get wise (noun)
the act of grasping
an intellectual hold or understanding
understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something
the limit of capability

grasp (verb)	get wise (verb)
get the meaning of something	understand, usually after some initial difficulty
hold firmly