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Grasp vs Griff - What's the difference?

grasp | griff |

As nouns the difference between grasp and griff

is that grasp is grip while griff is griffin, (white) newcomer.

As a verb grasp

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

grasp

English

(wikipedia grasp)

Verb

(en verb)
  • To grip; to take hold, particularly with the hand.
  • (senseid)To understand.
    • I have never been able to grasp the concept of infinity .

    Derived terms

    * grasp the nettle

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Grip.
  • *
  • *:Turning back, then, toward the basement staircase, she began to grope her way through blinding darkness, but had taken only a few uncertain steps when, of a sudden, she stopped short and for a little stood like a stricken thing, quite motionless save that she quaked to her very marrow in the grasp of a great and enervating fear.
  • (senseid)Understanding.
  • That which is accessible; that which is within one's reach or ability.
  • :

    • griff

    English

    Etymology 1

    Shortened from earlier (griffin).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (India) griffin, (white) newcomer

    • Etymology 2

    Compare (grip), (gripe).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) grasp; reach
  • * Holland
    • A vein of gold ore within one spade's griff .
  • (weaving) An arrangement of parallel bars for lifting the hooked wires which raise the warp threads in a loom for weaving figured goods.
    • (Knight)

    Etymology 3

    Alternative forms

    * (l), (l), (l), (l), (l), (l)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (colloquial, slang) marijuana.
    • Derived terms
    * (l) * (l) ----