get a grasp on something

He leaned down, grasping the bench on either side of her shoulders.

And some say the issues are clear enough for people to grasp on their own.

Something grasped the hair on the back of his head and twisted, to stop.

Veblen wanted economists to grasp the effects of social and cultural change on economic changes.

Ham like hands grasped the chair arms on either side.

At the wall, Pitt grasped him on the arm to draw his attention.

Definitions are sometimes hard to grasp on first reading.

Three, I am struggling to grasp the conventional opinions on this.

Did I really think another editor in the city could grasp the story on all levels?

Roland felt his hands grasped on either side and began to turn with the circle once more.