Grasp and Trap

Grasp

Grasp verb - To have a practical understanding of.

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Trap and grasp are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Trap" instead a verb "Grasp".

Nearby Words: grasping, grasped, grasper

Trap verb - To take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly.

Usage example: finally trapped the annoying fly in the palm of his hand

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Grasp and trap are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Grasp" instead a verb "Trap".

Nearby Words: trapped, trapping, trapper, trappy

full	full grasp	full trap
perfect	perfect grasp	perfect trap
actual	actual grasp	actual trap
real	real grasp	real trap
Other adjectives: easy, deadly, last, magical.

mind	grasp mind	trap mind
characters	grasp characters	trap characters
head	grasp head	trap head
prey	grasp prey	trap prey
Other words: weapon, ball, sword, objects, victims.

He's also a very, very stupid man, to the point where he fails to grasp simple taunts and even walks right into an enemy's trap at one point.

Source: Crazy Awesome / Video Games
Comically Missing the Point: Nopony seems to grasp that the "free iPod" Applejack won was a trap, or that AJ is enslaved, or that she has a bomb attached to her that detonates if she tries to leave.

Source: Web Video / Friendship is Witchcraft
The Twins are absolutely brutal in combat, but due to their madness and bloodlust have absolutely no grasp of the bigger picture and are led into a trap that Bailailaka even comments a sane person would never have fallen for.

Source: Sanity Has Advantages

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