v. t.
Thy hand is made to grasp a palmer's staff. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To effect a grasp; to make the motion of grasping; to clutch; to struggle; to strive. [ 1913 Webster ]
As one that grasped And tugged for life and was by strength subdued. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
To grasp at,
n.
The whole space that's in the tyrant's grasp. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
The foremost minds of the next . . . era were not, in power of grasp, equal to their predecessors. Z. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Capable of being grasped. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who grasps or seizes; one who catches or holds. [ 1913 Webster ]
a.
a. Without a grasp; relaxed. [ 1913 Webster ]
From my graspless hand Drop friendship's precious pearls. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]