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Quick definitions from WordNet (grab)
▸ noun: a mechanical device for gripping an object
▸ noun: the act of catching an object with the hands ("He made a grab for the ball before it landed")
▸ verb: make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand ("The passenger grabbed for the oxygen mask")
▸ verb: obtain illegally or unscrupulously ("Grab power")
▸ verb: capture the attention or imagination of ("This story will grab you")
▸ verb: take or grasp suddenly ("She grabbed the child's hand and ran out of the room")
▸ verb: take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of ("Grab the elevator door!")
▸ verb: get hold of or seize quickly and easily
▸ Also see grabs
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to grab
▸ Usage examples for grab
▸ Popular adjectives describing grab
▸ Words that often appear near grab
▸ Rhymes of grab
▸ Invented words related to grab
▸ noun: a mechanical device for gripping an object
▸ noun: the act of catching an object with the hands ("He made a grab for the ball before it landed")
▸ verb: make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand ("The passenger grabbed for the oxygen mask")
▸ verb: obtain illegally or unscrupulously ("Grab power")
▸ verb: capture the attention or imagination of ("This story will grab you")
▸ verb: take or grasp suddenly ("She grabbed the child's hand and ran out of the room")
▸ verb: take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of ("Grab the elevator door!")
▸ verb: get hold of or seize quickly and easily
▸ Also see grabs
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to grab
▸ Usage examples for grab
▸ Popular adjectives describing grab
▸ Words that often appear near grab
▸ Rhymes of grab
▸ Invented words related to grab