English to English
grab
(gr/&/b
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noun (n)
- a mechanical device for gripping an object(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- A vessel used on the Malabar coast, having two or three masts.(noun)source: webster1913
- A sudden grasp or seizure.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of(verb.contact)Example:
Grab the elevator door!.
source: wordnet30 - make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand(verb.motion)Example:
The passenger grabbed for the oxygen mask.
source: wordnet30 - obtain illegally or unscrupulously(verb.possession)Example:
Grab power.
source: wordnet30 - take or grasp suddenly(verb.contact)Example:
She grabbed the child's hand and ran out of the room.
source: wordnet30 - capture the attention or imagination of(verb.cognition)Example:
This story will grab you.
source: wordnet30 - To gripe suddenly; to seize; to snatch; to clutch.(verb)source: webster1913