Grasping

['grɑːspɪŋ]

Definition

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

(noun.) understanding with difficulty; 'the lecture was beyond his most strenuous graspings'.

Checker: Newman--From WordNet

Definition

(a.) Seizing; embracing; catching.

(a.) Avaricious; greedy of gain; covetous; close; miserly; as, he is a grasping man.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

a. Avaricious, covetous, miserly, niggardly, penurious, parsimonious, close, stingy, mean, sordid, close-fisted, with an itching palm.

Checker: Olivier

Synonyms and Antonyms

[See AVARICIOUS]

Checked by Groves

Examples

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