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GRASPING

\ɡɹˈaspɪŋ], \ɡɹˈaspɪŋ], \ɡ_ɹ_ˈa_s_p_ɪ_ŋ]\

Definitions of GRASPING

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language

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the act of gripping something firmly with the hands

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

the act of gripping something firmly with the hands

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Seizing; embracing; catching.
Avaricious; greedy of gain; covetous; close; miserly; as, he is a grasping man.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

Seizing; embracing; catching.
Avaricious; greedy of gain; covetous; close; miserly; as, he is a grasping man.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

Greedy of gain; avaricious.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

Covetous; rapacious.
Seizure; attempt to seize.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

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