Definition
Meaning of 'grab'
Meaning of 'grab' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Grab 
[ n.]
- A vessel used on the Malabar coast, having two or three
masts. [ n.]- A sudden grasp or seizure.
- 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.
2. Grab [ v. t. & i.]
- To gripe suddenly; to seize; to snatch; to clutch. [ v. t. & i.]Meaning of 'grab' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. grab [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- the act of catching an object with the hands
- the act of catching an object with the hands
Example in sentence:
- he made a grab for the ball before it landed;
- Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away;
- Mays made the catch with his back to the plate;
- the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion
2. grab [ v]
[ v]Meaning (2):
- take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
- take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
Example in sentence:
- Catch the ball!;
- Grab the elevator door!
Meaning (3):
- obtain illegally or unscrupulously
- obtain illegally or unscrupulously
Example in sentence:
- Grab power
Meaning (4):
- get hold of or seize quickly and easily
- get hold of or seize quickly and easily
Example in sentence:
- I snapped up all the good buys during the garage sale
Meaning (5):
- take or grasp suddenly
- take or grasp suddenly
Example in sentence:
- She grabbed the child's hand and ran out of the room
Meaning (6):
- make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand
- make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand
Example in sentence:
- The passenger grabbed for the oxygen mask
Meaning (7):
- capture the attention or imagination of
- capture the attention or imagination of
Example in sentence:
- The movie seized my imagination;
- This story will grab you
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