grab | ||
1. | [ verb ] take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of | |
Synonyms: | catch take_hold_of | |
Examples: | "Catch the ball!" "Grab the elevator door!" |
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Related terms: | seize clutch intercept fish harpoon net hook catch_up catch catcher catcher | |
2. | [ verb ] get hold of or seize quickly and easily | |
Synonyms: | snap_up snaffle | |
Examples: | "I snapped up all the good buys during the garage sale" |
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Related terms: | take hog catch | |
3. | [ verb ] make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand | |
Examples: | : "The passenger grabbed for the oxygen mask" |
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Related terms: | move catch | |
4. | [ adjective ] taken or to be taken at random | |
Examples: | "grab samples" |
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Related terms: | irregular | |
5. | [ verb ] capture the attention or imagination of | |
Synonyms: | seize | |
Examples: | "This story will grab you" "The movie seized my imagination" |
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Related terms: | intrigue | |
6. | [ verb ] obtain illegally or unscrupulously | |
Examples: | "Grab power" |
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Related terms: | obtain | |
7. | [ verb ] take or grasp suddenly | |
Examples: | "She grabbed the child's hand and ran out of the room" |
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Related terms: | clutch seize catch | |
8. | [ noun ] a mechanical device for gripping an object | |
Related terms: | mechanical_device | |
9. | [ noun ] the act of catching an object with the hands | |
Synonyms: | snap snatch catch | |
Examples: | "Mays made the catch with his back to the plate" |
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Related terms: | touch reception fair_catch rebound shoestring_catch mesh interception catch snatch snap_up | |
Similar spelling: |
Grabe Grabow grabby Grabau grub Grob Greb Grube Grubb Grobe Grieb grebe grubby greave grappa grip graf |