Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: grasps
IPA transcription: [ɡɹ'æsps]
Usage examples
  • Like Heaven's free breath, which he who grasps can hold not
  • His curses are broken swords: he grasps a hilt without a blade.
  • A gun- scabbard will make that sound when one grasps the handle of a six- shooter suddenly.
  • His fame, up to a moment ago, was unknown to Rockland, but he now grasps his hand cordially and says,--"I am delighted to know you, Mr. Munting.
  • An iron pan attached to a long stick, serving as a handle, is carried in the left hand over the left shoulder; near where the hand grasps the handle, in a small projecting stick, forming a fork on which to rest the rifle, when firing.