grab

grab ¹  (grb)

v. grabbed, grab·bing, grabs

v.tr.

1. To take or grasp suddenly: grabbed the letter from me.

2. To capture or restrain; arrest.

3. To obtain or appropriate unscrupulously or forcibly: grab public funds; grab power.

4. To take hurriedly: grabbed my coat and hat and left.

5. Slang To capture the attention of: a plot that grabs the reader.

v.intr.

To make a grasping or snatching motion: We grabbed for the life raft.

n.

1. Sudden seizure of something or someone; a snatch: "The imminence of death is reflected in every last power-stroke and grab of the great money bosses" (Dylan Thomas).

2. One that is grabbed.

3. A mechanical device for gripping an object.

Idiom:

up for grabs Slang

Available for anyone to take or win: "The reputation of the . . . king is still up for grabs" (William Zinsser).

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[Obsolete Dutch or Low German grabben, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German; see ghrebh-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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grabba·ble adj.

grabber n.

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grab ²  (grb)

n.

A usually two-masted, square-rigged Arab coastal vessel.

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[Arabic urb, raven, swift galley; see rb in Semitic roots.]

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grab

Verb

[grabbing, grabbed]

1. to seize hold of

2. to take (food, drink, or rest) hurriedly

3. to take (an opportunity) eagerly

4. to seize illegally or unscrupulously: land grabbing

5. Informal to interest or impress

Noun

the act of grabbing [probably from Middle Dutch grabben]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	grab - a mechanical device for gripping an object mechanical device - mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles
	2.	grab - 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" snap, snatch, catch touching, touch - the act of putting two things together with no space between them; "at his touch the room filled with lights" fair catch - (American football) a catch of a punt on the fly by a defensive player who has signalled that he will not run and so should not be tackled interception - (American football) the act of catching a football by a player on the opposing team reception - (American football) the act of catching a pass in football; "the tight end made a great reception on the 20 yard line" rebound - the act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot shoestring catch - (baseball) a running catch made near the ground interlock, interlocking, meshing, mesh - the act of interlocking or meshing; "an interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check"
Verb	1.	grab - take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of; "Catch the ball!"; "Grab the elevator door!" take hold of, catch catch - be the catcher; "Who is catching?" harpoon - spear with a harpoon; "harpoon whales" fish - catch or try to catch fish or shellfish; "I like to go fishing on weekends" clutch, prehend, seize - take hold of; grab; "The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals" hook - catch with a hook; "hook a fish" nett, net - catch with a net; "net a fish" intercept, stop - seize on its way; "The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace"
	2.	grab - get hold of or seize quickly and easily; "I snapped up all the good buys during the garage sale" snaffle, snap up take - take into one's possession; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks" hog - take greedily; take more than one's share
	3.	grab - make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand; "The passenger grabbed for the oxygen mask" move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
	4.	grab - obtain illegally or unscrupulously; "Grab power" obtain - come into possession of; "How did you obtain the visa?"
	5.	grab - take or grasp suddenly; "She grabbed the child's hand and ran out of the room" clutch, prehend, seize - take hold of; grab; "The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals"
	6.	grab - capture the attention or imagination of; "This story will grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination" seize fascinate, intrigue - cause to be interested or curious

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grab

verb snatch, catch, seize, capture, bag, grip, grasp, clutch, snap up, pluck, latch on to, catch or take hold of

Translations

grab [græb] vt → coger (SP) or agarrar;

to grab at → intentar agarrar

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grab [græb] vt → saisir, empoigner [+ property, power]; se saisir de

vi to grab at → essayer de saisir

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grab [græb] vt → packen;

(chance, opportunity) → (beim Schopf) ergreifen

vi to grab at → greifen or grapschen nach +dat;

to grab some food → schnell etwas essen;

to grab a few hours sleep → ein paar Stunden schlafen

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grab [græb] vt → afferrare, arraffare [+ property, power]; impadronirsi di

vi to grab at → tentare disperatamente di afferrare

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grab

v grab [grab]

1 to seize, grasp or take suddenly He grabbed a biscuit. gryp, gaps يَخْتَطِف сграбчвам popadnout snuppe grapschen αρπάζω asir, agarrar, coger napsama قاپیدن؛ به زور گرفتن siepata saisir לִתפוֹס पकड़ना zgrabiti megragad vmit menangkap grípa afferrare つかむ 움켜쥐다; 낚아 채다 griebti sagrābt; satvert menyambar grijpen, vastpakken gripe tak i, nappe, snappe chwytać agarrar a înşfăca схватывать uchytiť zagrabiti zgrabiti hugga, gripa, rycka till sig คว้า kapmak 攫取 хапати جھپٹنا chộp lấy 攫取

2 to get by rough or illegal means Many people tried to grab land when oil was discovered in the district. opraap يَغْتَصِب أرْضا заграбвам urvat snuppe; få fat i sich aneignen (υφ)αρπάζω με αθέμιτα μέσα apropiarse de, arrebatar, echar mano a vallutama بالا کشیدن anastaa se saisir de לַחטוֹף छीनना oteti, zgrabiti megkaparint merebut sölsa undir sig arraffare 横取りする 가로채다 (už)grobti sagrābt; piesavināties merebut kapen, roven rive til seg zawłaszczać deitar a mão a şterpeli захватывать uchmatnúť prisvojiti si dočepati se roffa åt sig, lägga vantarna på ฉกฉวย ele geçirmek, kapmak 霸佔 привласнювати ہڑپنا، ہتھیانا chiếm 霸占

n

a sudden attempt to grasp or seize He made a grab at the boy. poging om te gryp إخْتِطاف، إنتزاع сграбчване chňapnutí gribe fat i plötzlicher Griff αρπαγή asimiento, acto de agarrar haare گرفتن با زور و ناگهانی kouraisu mouvement vif (pour attraper) נִיסָיוֹן לִתפוֹס/לַחטוֹף हथियाना, झपट लेना posegnuti, zgrabiti (hirtelen) megragadás usaha menangkap þrífa í, hrifsa atto/tentativo d'afferrare ひっつかみ 움켜쥐기 griebimas, stvėrimas grābiens; tvēriens menyambar greep, graai nappetak chwyt pega apucare (brus­că) попытка схватить (u)chmat(nutie), uchopenie prijem zahvat hastigt grepp การยึดเกาะ kapma, gasp (急速地)抓住 захоплення جھپٹّا sự vồ lấy （急速地）抓住

grab at

to try to grasp, seize or take, not necessarily successfully He grabbed at the boy; He grabbed at the chance to leave. Poog om te gryp يَتصيَّد الفُرصَه، يُمسِكُ بِ посягам да сграбча chňapnout po gribe efter greifen nach αρπάζω, δράττομαι tratar de asir/agarrar, intentar agarrar/asir (millegi järele) haarama تلاش برای گرفتن چیزی tarrata essayer de saisir לַנסוֹת לִתפוֹס छीनने की कोशिश करना dohvatiti, posegnuti za odakap vmihez menangkap þrífa til fare l'atto d'afferrare つかもうとする 움켜잡다 griebti(s), stverti(s) censties sagrābt menyambar grijpen naar; pakken gripe etter; slå til med det samme rzucać się agarrar a întinde mâna (după); a încerca să pună mâna (pe) пытаться схватить chňapnúť po zagrabiti zgrabiti försöka gripa [] พยายามคว้า yakalamaya çalışmak 抓取 захоплювати; хапатися لپک کے پکڑ لینا túm lấy 抓取