adj
Meaning 1
Greedy, eager for wealth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
grasping
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Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˈɡɹæspɪŋ/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹɑːspɪŋ/
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CMU ARPABET: G R AE1 S P IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
The act of one who grasps or covets.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
present participle and gerund of grasp
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- 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
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: avaricious, covetous, grabby, greedy, prehensile
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: taking hold, seizing, prehension
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: control
Narrower terms: clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold
noun
Meaning 6
understanding with difficulty
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the lecture was beyond his most strenuous graspings
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: understanding, apprehension, discernment, savvy
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: алчен (alčen) — greedy, eager for wealth
- Bulgarian: ненаситен (nenasiten) — greedy, eager for wealth
- German: gierig — greedy, eager for wealth
- Greek: αρπακτικός (arpaktikós) — greedy, eager for wealth
- Greek: πλεονέκτης (pleonéktis) — greedy, eager for wealth
- Ancient Greek: πλεονέκτης (pleonéktēs) — greedy, eager for wealth
- Irish: santach — greedy, eager for wealth
- Māori: touapo — greedy, eager for wealth
- Plautdietsch: bejierich — greedy, eager for wealth
- Polish: łapczywy — greedy, eager for wealth
- Polish: pazerny — greedy, eager for wealth
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