noun : GRASPING
Source: WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) understanding with difficulty; "the lecture was beyond his most strenuous graspings" ;
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2. (
) the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles) ;
verb : GRASPING
Source: WordNet 3.1
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2. (
) get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?" ;
Adjective : GRASPING
Source: WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth; "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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