Prehension

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The act of grasping or seizing.
  • n. Apprehension by the senses.
  • n. Understanding.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. the act of grasping or gripping something, especially with the hands
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act of taking hold, seizing, or grasping, as with the hand or other member.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act of prehending, seizing, or taking hold.
  • n. Apprehension; mental grasp.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles)
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    control   
    Hyponym
    grasp    clasp    clench    clutches    hold   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    plexity    patible    mander    partment    mittee   
     
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