(a) To divide (sth.) into two halves or equal parts; share (sth.) equally (with another); (b) to reduce (sth.) to half; (c) astron. to cross (the equinoctial), making days and nights of equal length……

(a) To grip, take hold; taken to, clutch at (sb.), hold tight to; also, grasp [transl. of L adprehendere]; (b) to take hold of (sb. or sth.), grasp with the hand(s, grab; pick (sb. or sth.) up, lift……