Grasp vs. Knowledge — What's the Difference?

A grasp is an act of taking, holding or seizing firmly with (or as if with) the hand. An example of a grasp is the handshake, wherein two people grasp one of each other's like hands.

Knowledge is a familiarity, awareness, or understanding of someone or something, such as facts (descriptive knowledge), skills (procedural knowledge), or objects (acquaintance knowledge). By most accounts, knowledge can be acquired in many different ways and from many sources, including but not limited to perception, reason, memory, testimony, scientific inquiry, education, and practice.

To take hold of or seize firmly with the hand, the foot, another body part, or an instrument

Facts, information, and skills acquired through experience or education; the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject

To hold with the arms; embrace.

Awareness or familiarity gained by experience of a fact or situation

To take hold of intellectually; comprehend.

Sexual intercourse.

To make a motion of seizing, snatching, or clutching.

The state or fact of knowing

To show eager and prompt willingness or acceptance

Familiarity, awareness, or understanding gained through experience or study

The act of grasping.

The sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned

A firm hold or grip.

(Archaic) Carnal knowledge.

An embrace.

The fact of knowing about something; general understanding or familiarity with a subject, place, situation etc.

The ability or power to seize or attain; reach

Awareness of a particular fact or situation; a state of having been informed or made aware of something.

Understanding; comprehension

Intellectual understanding; the state of appreciating truth or information.

To grip; to take hold, particularly with the hand.

Familiarity or understanding of a particular skill, branch of learning etc.

To understand.

(philosophical) Justified true belief

To take advantage of something, to seize, to jump at a chance.

Sexual intimacy or intercourse (now usually in phrase carnal knowledge).

Grip.

(obsolete) Information or intelligence about something; notice.

Understanding.

The total of what is known; all information and products of learning.

That which is accessible; that which is within one's reach or ability.

(countable) Something that can be known; a branch of learning; a piece of information; a science.

To seize and hold by clasping or embracing with the fingers or arms; to catch to take possession of.

(obsolete) Acknowledgement.

To lay hold of with the mind; to become thoroughly acquainted or conversant with; to comprehend.

(obsolete) Notice, awareness.

To effect a grasp; to make the motion of grasping; to clutch; to struggle; to strive.

The deep familiarity with certain routes and places of interest required by taxicab drivers working in London, England.

A gripe or seizure of the hand; a seizure by embrace, or infolding in the arms.

(obsolete) To confess as true; to acknowledge.

Reach of the arms; hence, the power of seizing and holding; as, it was beyond his grasp.

The act or state of knowing; clear perception of fact, truth, or duty; certain apprehension; familiar cognizance; cognition.

Forcible possession; hold.

That which is or may be known; the object of an act of knowing; a cognition; - chiefly used in the plural.

Wide-reaching power of intellect to comprehend subjects and hold them under survey.

That which is gained and preserved by knowing; instruction; acquaintance; enlightenment; learning; scholarship; erudition.

The handle of a sword or of an oar.

That familiarity which is gained by actual experience; practical skill; as, a knowledge of life.

Understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something;

Scope of information; cognizance; notice; as, it has not come to my knowledge.

The limit of capability;

Sexual intercourse; - usually preceded by carnal; same as carnal knowledge.

A firm controlling influence;

To acknowledge.

The act of grasping;

The psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

Hold firmly

Get the meaning of something;