catch, grab, snatch, snap
(noun) the act of catching an object with the hands; âMays made the catch with his back to the plateâ; âhe made a grab for the ball before it landedâ; âMartinâs snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced awayâ; âthe infielderâs snap and throw was a single motionâ
grab
(noun) a mechanical device for gripping an object
grab, seize
(verb) capture the attention or imagination of; âThis story will grab youâ; âThe movie seized my imaginationâ
grab
(verb) take or grasp suddenly; âShe grabbed the childâs hand and ran out of the roomâ
catch, grab, take hold of
(verb) take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of; âCatch the ball!â; âGrab the elevator door!â
grab
(verb) make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand; âThe passenger grabbed for the oxygen maskâ
grab
(verb) obtain illegally or unscrupulously; âGrab powerâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
grab (third-person singular simple present grabs, present participle grabbing, simple past and past participle grabbed)
(transitive) To grip suddenly; to seize; to clutch.
(intransitive) To make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something).
To restrain someone; to arrest.
(transitive) To grip the attention of; to enthrall or interest.
(informal) To quickly collect or retrieve.
(informal) To consume something quickly.
To take the opportunity of.
grab (countable and uncountable, plural grabs)
(countable) A sudden snatch at something.
(countable) An acquisition by violent or unjust means.
(countable) A mechanical device that grabs or clutches.
A device for withdrawing drills, etc, from artesian and other wells that are drilled, bored, or driven.
(countable, media) A sound bite.
(obsolete) That which is seized.
(uncountable) A simple card game.
• catch
• clutch
• grasp
• seize
• snatch
grab (plural grabs)
A two- or three-masted vessel used on the Malabar coast.
• ARGB, brag, garb
Source: Wiktionary
Grab, n. Etym: [Ar. & Hind. ghur crow, raven, a kind of Arab ship.] (Naut.)
Definition: A vessel used on the Malabar coast, having two or three masts.
Grab, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Grabbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Grabbing.] Etym: [Akin to Sw. grabba to grasp. Cf. Grabble, Grapple, Grasp.]
Definition: To gripe suddenly; to seize; to snatch; to clutch.
Grab, n.
1. A sudden grasp or seizure.
2. An instrument for clutching objects for the purpose of raising them; -- specially applied to devices for withdrawing drills, etc., from artesian and other wells that are drilled, bored, or driven. Grab hag, at fairs, a bag or box holding small articles which are to be drawn, without being seen, on payment of a small sum. [Colloq.] -- Grab game, a theft committed by grabbing or snatching a purse or other piece of property. [Colloq.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., âthe father of the brideâ instead of âthe brideâs fatherâ
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be âdancingâ after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. Thatâs how the first coffee drink was born.
