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grasping

DEFINITIONS OF: grasping

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adj immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth

“a grasping old miser”
“grasping commercialism”
Synonyms:
avaricious, covetous, grabby, greedy, prehensile
acquisitive
eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas

n the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles)

Synonyms:
prehension, seizing, taking hold
Types:
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clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold
the act of grasping
choke hold, chokehold
a restraining hold; someone loops the arm around the neck of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind
embrace, embracement, embracing
the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
wrestling hold
a hold used in the sport of wrestling
Type of:
control
the activity of managing or exerting control over something

n understanding with difficulty

“the lecture was beyond his most strenuous graspings”
Type of:
apprehension, discernment, savvy, understanding
the cognitive condition of someone who understands
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