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n.
A Phrygian king who was punished in the lower world by being placed in the midst of a lake whose waters reached to his chin but receded whenever he attempted to allay his thirst, while over his head hung branches laden with choice fruit which likewise receded whenever he stretched out his hand to grasp them.
n.
The act of taking or grasping suddenly.
v. i.
To effect a grasp; to make the motion of grasping; to clutch; to struggle; to strive.
n.
That which projects like an ear, esp. that by which anything is supported, carried, or grasped, or to which a support is fastened; an ear; as, the lugs of a kettle; the lugs of a founder's flask; the lug (handle) of a jug.
n.
The act or state of sustaining, grasping, or retaining.
n.
Something that may be grasped; means of support.
n.
The act of holding, as in or with the hands or arms; the manner of holding, whether firm or loose; seizure; grasp; clasp; gripe; possession; -- often used with the verbs take and lay.
imp. & p. p.
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v. t.
In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands, or otherwise; to grasp; to get into one's hold or possession; to procure; to seize and carry away; to convey.
n.
A gripe or grasp.
n.
Retention within one's grasp or power; hold; possession; ownership.
a.
Without a grasp; relaxed.
v. t.
An instrument, often a simple bar or lever with jaws or an angular orifice either at the end or between the ends, for exerting a twisting strain, as in turning bolts, nuts, screw taps, etc.; a screw key. Many wrenches have adjustable jaws for grasping nuts, etc., of different sizes.
v. t.
To fall or rush upon suddenly and lay hold of; to gripe or grasp suddenly; to reach and grasp.
n.
Reach of the arms; hence, the power of seizing and holding; as, it was beyond his grasp.
v. t.
To cause to remain in a given situation, position, or relation, within certain limits, or the like; to prevent from falling or escaping; to sustain; to restrain; to keep in the grasp; to retain.
superl.
Limited in intellectual power or grasp; not comprehensive; narrow; not tenacious, as memory.
n.
The act of seizing, or the state of being seized; sudden and violent grasp or gripe; a taking into possession; as, the seizure of a thief, a property, a throne, etc.
a.
Capable of being grasped.
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Avaricious; greedy of gain; covetous; close; miserly; as, he is a grasping man.
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