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grab
(gr/&/b )

noun (n)

  • a mechanical device for gripping an object(noun.artifact)
    source: wordnet30
  • the act of catching an object with the hands(noun.act)
    Example:
    He made a grab for the ball before it landed.
    Synonym:
    catch, snap, snatch
    source: wordnet30
  • A vessel used on the Malabar coast, having two or three masts.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • A sudden grasp or seizure.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of(verb.contact)
    Example:
    Grab the elevator door!.
    Synonym:
    catch, take hold of
    source: wordnet30
  • get hold of or seize quickly and easily(verb.possession)
    Synonym:
    snaffle, snap up
    source: wordnet30
  • make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand(verb.motion)
    Example:
    The passenger grabbed for the oxygen mask.
    source: wordnet30
  • obtain illegally or unscrupulously(verb.possession)
    Example:
    Grab power.
    source: wordnet30
  • take or grasp suddenly(verb.contact)
    Example:
    She grabbed the child's hand and ran out of the room.
    source: wordnet30
  • capture the attention or imagination of(verb.cognition)
    Example:
    This story will grab you.
    Synonym:
    seize
    source: wordnet30
  • To gripe suddenly; to seize; to snatch; to clutch.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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