grab

/ɡɹˈæb/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

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

noun

a mechanical device for gripping an object
the act of catching an object with the hands
“Mays made the catch with his back to the plate”

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