the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Seizing; embracing; catching.
adj. Avaricious; greedy of gain; covetous; close; miserly.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Eager to gain possession of something; covetous; rapacious; avaricious; exacting; miserly.
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n. understanding with difficulty
n. the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles)
adj. immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
Word Usage
"Part of the difficulty in grasping the morality of this novel lies in the fact that Julia Glass gives very little indication as to what we are supposed to think."