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noun
The act of grasping or gripping, especially with the hands.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
According to Alfred North Whitehead, a type of universally acting perception that is not limited to living, self-conscious beings, and which involves an interconnectedness of the observer and the observed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
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noun
the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: grasping, taking hold, seizing
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: control
Narrower terms: clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold
History
Borrowed from Latin prehensio, prehensionis. Doublet of prison.
