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  • 1 grasping

    adjective (greedy (especially for money): a grasping old man.) άπληστος

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  • 2 Grasping

    adj.
    Greedy: P. πλεονεκτικός.
    Miserly: P. and V. αἰσχροκερδής, Ar. and P. φιλοκερδής.
    ——————
    subs.
    P. πλεονεξία, ἡ.
    Miserliness: P. and V. αἰσχροκέρδεια, ἡ.

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  • 3 grasping

    κερδομανής

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  • 4 grasp

    1. verb
    1) (to take hold of especially by putting one's fingers or arm(s) round: He grasped the rope; He grasped the opportunity to ask for a higher salary.) αρπάζω, δράττω
    2) (to understand: I can't grasp what he's getting at.) αντιλαμβάνομαι
    2. noun
    1) (a grip with one's hand etc: Have you got a good grasp on that rope?) σφιχτό πιάσιμο
    2) (the ability to understand: His ideas are quite beyond my grasp.) αντίληψη
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  • 5 handshake

    noun (the act of grasping (a person's) hand eg as a greeting.) χειραψία

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  • 6 Ambitious

    adj.
    P. and V. φιλότιμος.
    Fond of rule: P. φίλαρχος.
    Pushing, grasping: P. πλεονεκτικός.

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  • 7 Grasp

    v. trans.
    P. and V. λαμβάνεσθαι (gen.), ἐπιλαμβάνεσθαι (gen.), ἀντιλαμβάνεσθαι (gen.), ἀνθάπτεσθαι (gen.), Ar. and V. λάζυσθαι (acc. or gen.), V. ἀντιλάζυσθαι (gen.); see Seize.
    Touch: P. and V. ἅπτεσθαι (gen.), V. ψαύειν (gen.) (rare P.), θιγγάνειν (gen.) (Xen. also but rare P.), προσθιγγάνειν (gen.); see Touch.
    Embrace: P. and V. ἀσπάζεσθαι, V. περιπτύσσειν (Plat. also but rare P.), προσπτύσσειν, ἀμφιβάλλειν, περιβάλλειν, ἀμπίσχειν.
    Grasp with the mind: P. and V. μανθάνειν, συνιέναι (acc. or gen.), ὑπολαμβάνειν (rare V.), ἅπτεσθαι (gen.), νοεῖν (or mid.), ἐννοεῖν (or mid.), Ar. and P. διανοεῖσθαι, P. καταλαμβάνειν, συλλαμβάνειν, κατανοεῖν, καταμανθάνειν, ἐφάπτεσθαι (gen.), V. συναρπάζειν φρενί.
    V. intrans. Be grasping: P. πλεονεκτεῖν.
    ——————
    subs.
    Embrace: P. and V. περιβολαί, αἱ (Xen.), V. ἀσπάσματα, τά, περιπτυχαί, αἱ, ἀμφιπτυχαί, αἱ.
    Hand: P. and V. χείρ, ἡ.
    Mental grasp, perception: P. and V. αἴσθησις, ἡ.
    Mental capacity: P. and V. φρόνησις, ἡ.

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  • 8 Greedy

    adj.
    Gluttonous: P. λίχνος, V. λαβρός, μάργος, μαργῶν.
    Insatiable: P. and V. ἄπληστος.
    Greedy of: P. and V. ἄπληστος (gen.).
    Grasping: P. πλεονεκτικός.
    Be greedy, v.: P. πλεονεκτεῖν.
    Greedy of money: P. and V. φιλάργυρος, αἰσχροκερδής, P. φιλοχρήματος, Ar. and P. φιλοκερδής.

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  • 9 Mercenary

    adj.
    Hired for wages: Ar. and P. μισθωτός.
    Venal: Ar. and P. δωροδόκος.
    Grasping: P. and V. φιλάργυρος, αἰσχροκερδής.
    ——————
    subs.
    Hireling: use adj., Ar. and P. μισθωτός, μισθοφόρος.
    Mercenary troops: P. ξένοι, οἱ, μισθοφόροι, οἱ, ἐπίκουροι, οἱ.
    Of mercenaries, adj.: Ar. and P. ξενικός, P. ἐπικουρικός.
    Maintain mercenaries, v.:P. ξενοτροφεῖν (absol.).
    Raise mercenaries: P. ξενολογεῖν (absol.).

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  • 10 Rapacious

    adj.
    Ar. and P. ἅρπαξ (Xen.).
    Grasping: P. πλεονεκτικός.
    Insatiable: P. and V. ἄπληστος.
    Rapacious of money: P. and V. φιλάργυρος, αἰσχροκερδής; see Greedy.

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Rapacious

  • 11 Voracious

    adj.
    P. λίχνος, V. λαβρός, μάργος, μαργῶν.
    Insatiable: P. and V. ἄπληστος.
    Voracious of: P. and V. ἄπληστος (gen.).
    Grasping: P. πλεονεκτικός.

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Voracious

См. также в других словарях:

  • Grasping — Grasp ing, a. 1. Seizing; embracing; catching. [1913 Webster] 2. Avaricious; greedy of gain; covetous; close; miserly; as, he is a grasping man. {Grasp ing*ly}, adv. {Grasp ing*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • grasping — index illiberal, insatiable, mercenary, parsimonious, rapacious, venal Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • grasping — greedy, acquisitive, late 14c., prp. adjective from GRASP (Cf. grasp) (v.) …   Etymology dictionary

  • grasping — greedy, avaricious, acquisitive, *covetous Analogous words: rapacious, ravening, ravenous (see VORACIOUS): extorting or extortionate (see corresponding verb at EDUCE) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • grasping — [adj] greedy acquisitive, avaricious, avid, close fisted, covetous, desirous, extorting, extortionate, grabby*, itchy*, mean, miserly, niggardly*, penny pinching*, penurious, prehensile, rapacious, selfish, stingy*, tightfisted*, usurious, venal; …   New thesaurus

  • grasping — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ greedy …   English terms dictionary

  • grasping — [gras′piŋ] adj. 1. that grasps 2. eager for gain; avaricious SYN. GREEDY graspingly adv …   English World dictionary

  • grasping — [[t]grɑ͟ːspɪŋ, græ̱sp [/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone as grasping, you are criticizing them for wanting to get and keep as much money as possible, and for being unwilling to spend it. ...a greedy grasping drug ridden… …   English dictionary

  • grasping — /ˈgræspɪŋ / (say grasping), /ˈgrasp / (say grahsp ) verb 1. present participle of grasp. –adjective 2. that grasps. 3. covetous, mean or greedy: *These hard, mean, grasping money grubbers! –henry handel richardson, 1917. –graspingly, adverb… …  

  • grasping — graspingly, adv. graspingness, n. /gras ping, grahs /, adj. 1. greedy; avaricious: a sly, grasping man. 2. being used to grasp or tending to grasp; tenacious. [1540 50; GRASP + ING2] Syn. 1. covetous, selfish, acquisitive, venal. * * * …   Universalium

  • grasping — 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

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