ungrasp

verb

Etymology

From un- + grasp.

  1. inherited from *graipisōną
  2. inherited from *graipisōn
  3. inherited from *grǣpsian
  4. inherited from graspen
  5. prefixed as ungrasp — “un + grasp

Definitions

  1. To release one's grasp on

    To release one's grasp on; to let go of.

    • Cling to one person : ungrasp your hold of all other persons and things.
    • Have they explained in terms the revivifying process by which the dead, cold hand of winter ungrasps its victims, to wear once more the charming glow of summer life ?
    • Will death ungrasp his hard-locked treasure, when I shout in his deaf ear and say, Restore My stolen gold, and give me back my gems?
  2. The act of ungrasping

    The act of ungrasping; the release of something that is grasped.

    • This means that the ungrasp of the object constraints the grasping.
    • For example, the system will select a grasp point for an object without concerning itself about possible problems during the ungrasp that is to be performed many steps in the future.
    • After the grasping orientation has been decided, find the proper locations for the grasp and ungrasp of the gripper.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for ungrasp. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA