| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. Intellectual hold: apprehension, comprehension, grasp, hold, understanding. Informal : savvy. See KNOWLEDGE. 2. Firm control: grasp, hold. See CONTROL. 3. A strong or powerful influence: grasp, hold. See AFFECT. 4. An act or means of holding something: clasp, clench, clutch1, grasp, hold. Sports : grapple. See KEEP. | | VERB: | 1. To take firmly with the hand and maintain a hold on: clasp, clench, clutch1, grab, grapple, grasp, seize. See KEEP. 2. To compel, as the attention, interest, or imagination, of: arrest, catch up, enthrall, fascinate, hold, mesmerize, rivet, spellbind, transfix. Slang : grab. See EXCITE.
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