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grasping

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  1. 1. a. Seizing; embracing; catching. Source: opted
  2. 2. a. Avaricious; greedy of gain; covetous; close; miserly; as, he is a grasping man. Source: opted
  3. 3. adj. immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth Source: wordnet
  4. 4. n. understanding with difficulty Source: wordnet
  5. 5. n. the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles) Source: wordnet
  6. 6. 1. Seizing; embracing; catching. 2. Avaricious; greedy of gain; covetous; close; miserly; as, he is a grasping man. -- Grasp"ing*ly, adv. -- Grasp"ing*ness, n. Source: webster
  7. 7. j:100 n. understanding with difficulty n. the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles) Source: ecdict

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