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Definition of Grab
1. Verb. Take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of. "Grab the elevator door!"
Exact synonyms: Catch, Take Hold Of
Related verbs: Catch
Specialized synonyms: Harpoon, Fish, Hook, Net, Nett, Intercept, Stop
Generic synonyms: Clutch, Prehend, Seize
Derivative terms: Catch, Catcher, Catcher
Also: Catch Up
Related verbs: Catch
Specialized synonyms: Harpoon, Fish, Hook, Net, Nett, Intercept, Stop
Generic synonyms: Clutch, Prehend, Seize
Derivative terms: Catch, Catcher, Catcher
Also: Catch Up
2. Noun. A mechanical device for gripping an object.
Generic synonyms: Mechanical Device
3. Verb. Get hold of or seize quickly and easily. "I snapped up all the good buys during the garage sale"
4. Noun. The act of catching an object with the hands. "The infielder's snap and throw was a single motion"
Exact synonyms: Catch, Snap, Snatch
Generic synonyms: Touch, Touching
Specialized synonyms: Fair Catch, Interception, Reception, Rebound, Shoestring Catch, Interlock, Interlocking, Mesh, Meshing
Derivative terms: Catch, Snap, Snatch, Snatch
Generic synonyms: Touch, Touching
Specialized synonyms: Fair Catch, Interception, Reception, Rebound, Shoestring Catch, Interlock, Interlocking, Mesh, Meshing
Derivative terms: Catch, Snap, Snatch, Snatch
5. Verb. Make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand. "The passenger grabbed for the oxygen mask"
Generic synonyms: Move
6. Verb. Obtain illegally or unscrupulously. "Grab power"
Generic synonyms: Obtain
7. Verb. Take or grasp suddenly. "She grabbed the child's hand and ran out of the room"
8. Verb. Capture the attention or imagination of. "The movie seized my imagination"
Definition of Grab
1. n. A vessel used on the Malabar coast, having two or three masts.
2. v. t. & i. To gripe suddenly; to seize; to snatch; to clutch.
3. n. A sudden grasp or seizure.
Definition of Grab
1. Verb. to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something) ¹
2. Verb. to restrain someone; to arrest ¹
3. Verb. to grip the attention; to enthrall ¹
4. Verb. (informal) to quickly collect or retrieve ¹
5. Verb. (informal) to eat something quickly ¹
6. Verb. ¹
7. Noun. a sudden snatch (for something) ¹
8. Noun. a mechanical device that grabs ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Grab
1. to grasp suddenly [v GRABBED, GRABBING, GRABS]