grasping

  • 11grasping — grasp|ing [ˈgra:spıŋ US ˈgræs ] adj too eager to get money and unwilling to give any of it away or spend it ▪ Hanson was a hard, grasping man …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 12grasping — adjective greedy: grasping landlords. Derivatives graspingly adverb graspingness noun …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 13grasping — adjective too eager to get money and unwilling to give any of it away or spend it: Hanson was a hard, grasping man …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 14grasping — perpratimas statusas T sritis švietimas apibrėžtis Supratimas, kai visiškai įsisąmoninamas aiškinamas dalykas. Tai mąstymo rezultatas. Perprasti dalykai ne visada įsimenami, emociškai išgyvenami, praktiškai įprasminami, todėl ir neįsisavinami.… …

    Enciklopedinis edukologijos žodynas

  • 15grasping reflex — ● grasping reflex nom masculin invariable (anglais grasping, de to grasp, s agripper, et reflex, réflexe) Réflexe archaïque, existant en particulier chez le nouveau né, caractérisé par une flexion permanente et solide des doigts sur un objet qui… …

    Encyclopédie Universelle

  • 16Grasping the large and letting the small go — The “grasping the large and letting the small go” policy (Simplified Chinese: 抓大放小 , pinyin: zhua da fang xiao) was part of a wave of industrial refoms implemented by the central government of the People’s Republic of China in the mid 1990s.… …

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  • 17Grasping reflex — Réflexe d agrippement Le réflexe d agrippement, ou grasping reflex, est un réflexe archaïque. Définition Le réflexe d agrippement est un réflexe de préhension des objets présentés ; ce réflexe est physiologique lors des premiers mois de vie… …

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  • 18grasping forceps — any forceps for grasping tissue and exerting traction, having finger rings and a locking mechanism …

    Medical dictionary

  • 19grasping at straws — 1. trying to find reasons to feel hopeful about a bad situation. She thinks he might still be interested because he calls her now and then but I think she s clutching at straws. 2. trying to find some way to succeed when nothing you choose is… …

    New idioms dictionary

  • 20grasping — adjective Date: 1710 desiring material possessions urgently and excessively and often to the point of ruthlessness Synonyms: see covetous • graspingly adverb • graspingness noun …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

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