Synonyms: prehension, taking hold, seizing, grasping
Definition: the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles)
Similar words: control
Definition: the activity of managing or exerting control over something
Usage: the control of the mob by the police was admirable
Synonyms: grasping
Definition: understanding with difficulty
Usage: the lecture was beyond his most strenuous graspings
Similar words: savvy, apprehension, discernment, understanding
Definition: the cognitive condition of someone who understands
Usage: he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect
Synonyms: avaricious, covetous, grabby, grasping, greedy, prehensile
Definition: immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
Usage: 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
Similar words: acquisitive
Definition: eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas
Usage: an acquisitive mind; an acquisitive society in which the craving for material things seems never satisfied