grasp (subs.) Copy link Outline I. Manual1. expr. by mănus, ūs, f.2. expr. by verb; esp. in connexion with manus3. complexus, ūsII. Mental • grasp (subs.): I. Manual: 1. expr. by mănus, ūs, f.: to wrest anything from any one's g., aliquid alicui de manibus extorquere, Cic. Cat. 1, 6, fin. 2. expr. by verb; esp. in connexion with manus: thrice the figure escaped my g., ter comprensa manus effugit imago, Virg. Aen. 2. 793: the fleet shade escapes their g., lubrica prensantes effugit umbra manus, Ov. F. 5, 476: v. to grasp. 3. complexus, ūs: v. embrace. II. Mental: captus, ūs; ingenii vires: v. capacity.