grasp-v; 2 Senses

Sense Number 1: Physically hold firmly.

Commentary: Includes: GRASP AT

Examples:
The baby grasped at its bottle.
It was hard to grasp my pencil after the accident.
He grasped his mother's hand.

Mappings:
VerbNet: hold-15.1-1,touch-20-1
FrameNet: Manipulation
PropBank: grasp.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: Understand the meaning of something.

Examples:
Do you grasp the meaning of this letter?
I can't grasp his newest novel.
She can't quite grasp why someone would have made the choices I've made.

Mappings:
VerbNet: comprehend-87.2-1
FrameNet: Grasp
PropBank: grasp.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2