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.