Rasp

Rasp

(1):

(n.) The handle of a sword or of an oar.

(2):

(n.) Wide-reaching power of intellect to comprehend subjects and hold them under survey.

(3):

(n.) Forcible possession; hold.

(4):

(n.) Reach of the arms; hence, the power of seizing and holding; as, it was beyond his grasp.

(5):

(n.) A gripe or seizure of the hand; a seizure by embrace, or infolding in the arms.

(6):

(v. i.) To effect a grasp; to make the motion of grasping; to clutch; to struggle; to strive.

(7):

(v. t.) To lay hold of with the mind; to become thoroughly acquainted or conversant with; to comprehend.

(8):

(v. t.) To seize and hold by clasping or embracing with the fingers or arms; to catch to take possession of.