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grasping - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
grasping
Definition
(noun) understanding with difficulty
Example Sentence
the lecture was beyond his most strenuous graspings
Definition
(noun) the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles)
Synonyms
:
prehension
,
seizing
,
taking hold
Definition
(adj) immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
Synonyms
:
avaricious
,
covetous
,
grabby
,
greedy
,
prehensile
Example Sentence
they are avaricious and will do anything for money
casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields
a grasping old miser
grasping commercialism
greedy for money and power
grew richer and greedier
prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees
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text: got a robot hand grasping a man's penis
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