Definitions for "Grasping"
Avaricious; greedy of gain; covetous; close; miserly; as, he is a grasping man.
immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth; "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"
the act of gripping something firmly with the hands
Handling dexterity: Holding, grasping, turning or working with the hands in other ways. Examples include: machine operation, shifting vehicle gears, carrying objects, and use of tools.
Keywords:  embracing, seizing, catching
Seizing; embracing; catching.
understanding with difficulty; "the lecture was beyond his most strenuous graspings"