GRABS

Noun

grabs

plural of grab

Verb

grabs

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of grab

Anagrams

• brags, garbs

Source: Wiktionary


GRAB

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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RECREANT

(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”


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