GRAB

catch, grab, snatch, snap

(noun) 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”

grab

(noun) a mechanical device for gripping an object

grab, seize

(verb) capture the attention or imagination of; “This story will grab you”; “The movie seized my imagination”

grab

(verb) take or grasp suddenly; “She grabbed the child’s hand and ran out of the room”

catch, grab, take hold of

(verb) take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of; “Catch the ball!”; “Grab the elevator door!”

grab

(verb) make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand; “The passenger grabbed for the oxygen mask”

grab

(verb) obtain illegally or unscrupulously; “Grab power”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Verb

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.

Noun

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.

Synonyms

• catch

• clutch

• grasp

• seize

• snatch

Etymology 2

Noun

grab (plural grabs)

A two- or three-masted vessel used on the Malabar coast.

Anagrams

• ARGB, brag, garb

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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