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kahmia — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • amass verb To gather a large amount of something over time, often wealth, possessions, or information.
  • engross verb To write out a document neatly and formally, or to produce its final official copy.
  • grope verb To feel around with the hands, especially when unable to see clearly.
  • hoard noun A hidden store of valuable things, often kept secretly.
  • take verb To reach out and get hold of something, or to remove or carry it away.

Senses

kahmia is used for these senses in English:

  • amass (transitive) To collect into a mass or heap.
  • engross (transitive, business, obsolete) To buy up wholesale, especially to buy the whole supply of (a commodity etc.).
  • grope To touch (another person) closely and (especially) sexually.
  • hoard (transitive) To amass, usually for one's own private collection.
  • take (transitive, baseball) To decline to swing at (a pitched ball); to refrain from hitting at, and allow to pass.

engross — full definition

  1. verb To write out a document neatly and formally, or to produce its final official copy.
  2. verb To buy up the entire stock of something, usually in order to control its supply.
  3. verb To take total control of something for yourself, often unfairly, leaving none for anyone else.
  4. verb To hold someone's attention so fully that they think of nothing else.
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