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grab

Nouns

• (n) a mechanical device for gripping an object
• (n) the act of catching an object with the hands
  • Mays made the catch with his back to the plate
  • he made a grab for the ball before it landed
  • Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away
  • the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion
  snap, snatch, catch,

Verbs

• (v) take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
  • Catch the ball!
  • Grab the elevator door!
  take hold of, catch,
• (v) get hold of or seize quickly and easily
  • I snapped up all the good buys during the garage sale
  snaffle, snap up,
• (v) make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand
  • The passenger grabbed for the oxygen mask
• (v) obtain illegally or unscrupulously
  • Grab power
• (v) take or grasp suddenly
  • She grabbed the child's hand and ran out of the room
• (v) capture the attention or imagination of
  • This story will grab you
  • The movie seized my imagination
  seize,

Synonyms

take hold of catch snap snatch snaffle snap up seize

See also

catch up

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