grab

grab ¹

 (grăb)

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.

a. A sudden attempt to grasp or hold something: made a grab for the railing.

b. A sudden, often unscrupulous taking control or ownership of something: "The imminence of death is reflected in every last power-stroke and grab of the great money bosses" (Dylan Thomas).

2. A mechanical device for gripping an object.

adj.

Relating or being an object or device that is grabbed or gripped for support or balance: installed a grab bar in the shower.

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- in Indo-European roots.]

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grab′ba·ble adj.

grab′ber n.

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grab ²

 (grăb)

n.

A usually two-masted, sharp-prowed coastal vessel of the Indian Ocean.

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[Arabic ġurāb, raven, swift galley; see ġrb in Semitic roots.]

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grab

(ɡræb)

vb, grabs, grabbing or grabbed

1. to seize hold of (something)

2. (tr) to seize illegally or unscrupulously

3. (tr) to arrest; catch

4. (Automotive Engineering) (intr) (of a brake or clutch in a vehicle) to grip and release intermittently causing juddering

5. (tr) informal to catch the attention or interest of; impress

n

6. the act or an instance of grabbing

7. (Mechanical Engineering) a mechanical device for gripping objects, esp the hinged jaws of a mechanical excavator

8. something that is grabbed

9. up for grabs informal available to be bought, claimed, or won

[C16: probably from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch grabben; related to Swedish grabba, Sanskrit grbhnāti he seizes]

ˈgrabber n

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grab

(græb)

v. grabbed, grab•bing,
n. v.t.

1. to seize suddenly, eagerly, or roughly; snatch.

2. to take illegal possession of; seize forcibly or unscrupulously: to grab land.

3. to obtain and consume quickly: Let's grab a sandwich.

4. Informal.

a. to cause a reaction in; affect: How does my idea grab you?

b. to arouse the interest or excitement of.

v.i.

5. to make a grasping or clutching motion.

6. (of brakes, a clutch, etc.) to take hold suddenly or with a jolting motion.

n.

7. a sudden, eager grasp or snatch.

8. seizure or acquisition by violent or unscrupulous means.

9. something that is grabbed.

10. a mechanical device for gripping objects.

11. the capacity to hold or adhere.

Idioms:

up for grabs, available to whoever expends the necessary energy, money, or ingenuity first.

[1580–90; akin to Middle Dutch, Middle Low German grabben, Swedish grabba]

grab′ba•ble, adj.

grab′ber, n.

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grab

Past participle: grabbed
Gerund: grabbing

Imperative

grab

grab

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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 I managed to grab her hand.

noun lunge I made a grab for the knife.

up for grabs available, for sale, on the market, to be had, up for sale, obtainable The famous Ritz Hotel is up for grabs for £100 million.

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grab

verb

1. To get hold of (something moving):

catch, clutch, seize, snatch.

Informal: nab.

Idiom: lay hands on.

2. To take firmly with the hand and maintain a hold on:

clasp, clench, clutch, grapple, grasp, grip, seize.

3. To take quick and forcible possession of:

commandeer, confiscate, expropriate, seize, snatch.

Idiom: help oneself to.

4. Slang. To compel, as the attention, interest, or imagination, of:

arrest, catch up, enthrall, fascinate, grip, hold, mesmerize, rivet, spellbind, transfix.

noun

The act of catching, especially a sudden taking and holding:

catch, clutch, seizure, snatch.

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Translations

إخْتِطاف، إنتزاعيَخْتَطِفيَغْتَصِب أرْضايَقْبِضُ

popadnouturvatchňapnutí

få fat igribegribe fat isnuppe

greifenpackensich aneignenergreifenerwischen

αρπάζω

agarrarasiratraparcogerdetener

tarttuavangitakourapidättäätarrata

attrapersaisirempoignerharpersaisir de

zgrabiti

hirtelen megragadásmarkológépmegfogásmegragadás

grípaòrífa í, hrifsasölsa undir sig

afferrareghermirepresa improvvisaacchiappare

ひっつかむ

움켜잡다

griebimasgriebtigrobtistvėrimasstverti

grābienspiesavinātiessagrābtsatverttvēriens

grijpen

gripegripe tak inappenappetakrive til seg

porwać

agarrar

грабастатьграбитьзаграбастатьсхватыватьхватать

chmatnutieuchmatnúťuchytiť

iztrgatizagrabiti

ta tag i

จับฉวย

ele geçirmekgaspkapmakapmakkavramak

tóm

抓住抢夺攫取霸占

grab

[græb]

A. N

1. (= snatch) to make a grab at or for sth → intentar agarrar algo
it's all up for grabs → está a disposición de cualquiera

2. (esp Brit) (Tech) → cuchara f

B. VT

1. (= seize) → coger, agarrar (LAm); (greedily) → echar mano a
to grab sth from sb → arrebatarle algo a algn
to grab hold of sth/sb → agarrar algo/a algn

2. (fig) [+ chance etc] → aprovechar
I'll just grab a quick shower → me voy a dar una ducha rápida
we can grab a sandwich on the way → comeremos un bocadillo por el camino
I managed to grab him before he left → conseguí pillarle antes de que se marchara

3. (= attract, appeal to) how does that grab you? → ¿qué te parece?
that really grabbed me → aquello me entusiasmó de verdad
it doesn't grab me → no me va

C. VI to grab at (= snatch) → tratar de coger or (LAm) agarrar; (in falling) → tratar de asir

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grab

[ˈgræb]

vt

[+ person] → saisir, empoigner
to grab sb by the arm → saisir qn par le bras
to grab hold of sb → empoigner qn

[+ thing] → saisir
to grab hold of sth → attraper qch
I was desperately trying to grab hold of something solid → J'essayais désespérément de m'agripper à quelque chose de stable.

[+ property, power] → s'emparer de

[+ drink, sandwich] → se prendre
to grab a few hours' sleep → s'accorder quelques heures de sommeil

[+ chance, opportunity] → saisir

to grab sb's attention → attirer l'attention de qn

vi
to grab at sth → essayer de saisir qch

n

to make a grab for sth → faire un mouvement vif pour saisir qch

to be up for grabs (= available) → être disponiblegrab bag n (US) sac où l'on pioche des petits cadeaux

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grab

n

→ Griff m; to make a grab at or for something → nach etw greifen or schnappen (inf)

(Mech) → Greifer m

(inf) to be up for grabs → zu haben sein (inf); there are big prizes up for grabs → es gibt tolle Preise zu gewinnen; grab bag (US) → Glücksbeutel m, → Grabbelsack m

vt

(= seize) → packen; (greedily) → packen, sich (dat) → schnappen (inf); (= take, obtain) → wegschnappen (inf); money → raffen; (inf: = catch) person → schnappen (inf); chance → beim Schopf ergreifen (inf); attention → auf sich (acc) → ziehen; he grabbed (hold of) my sleeve → er packte mich am Ärmel; to grab something away from somebody → jdm etw wegreißen; to grab something to eat (inf) to grab a bite (inf) → schnell was essen; I’ll just grab a sandwich (inf) → ich esse nur schnell ein Sandwich; I’ll just grab a nap (inf) → ich mache nur schnell ein Nickerchen (inf); to grab the headlines → Schlagzeilen machen

(inf: = appeal to) → anmachen (inf); it didn’t grab me → das hat mich nicht angemacht (inf); how does that grab you? → wie findest du das?, was meinst du dazu?

vi → (hastig) zugreifen or zupacken; to grab at → greifen or grapschen (inf) → nach, packen (+acc); he grabbed at the chance of promotion → er ließ sich die Chance, befördert zu werden, nicht entgehen; help yourselves, children, but don’t grab → greift zu, Kinder, aber nicht so hastig

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grab

[græb]

1. n

a. (snatch) to make a grab at or for sth → cercare di afferrare qc

b. (Tech) → benna

2. vt (seize) → afferrare, acchiappare; (property, power) → impossessarsi di, impadronirsi di; (greedily) → agguantare (fig) (chance) → cogliere al volo
to grab sth from sb → strappare qc di mano a qn

3. vi to grab at → tentare disperatamente di afferrare; (in falling) → cercare di aggrapparsi a

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grab

(grab) – past tense, past participle grabbed – verb

1. to seize, grasp or take suddenly. He grabbed a biscuit. gryp, gaps يَخْتَطِف сграбчвам agarrar popadnout grapschen snuppe αρπάζωasir, agarrar, coger napsama قاپیدن؛ به زور گرفتن tarttua saisir לִתפוֹס पकड़ना zgrabiti megragad vmit menangkap grípa afferrare つかむ 꽉 잡다 griebti sagrābt; satvert menyambar grijpen, vastpakkengripe tak i, nappe, snappe chwytać نيول، لاس وراچول: تښتول agarrar a înşfăca схватывать uchytiť zagrabiti zgrabiti hugga, gripa, rycka till sig คว้า kapmak 抓取，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 agarrar urvat sich aneignen snuppe; få fat i (υφ)αρπάζω με αθέμιτα μέσα apropiarse de, arrebatar, echar mano a vallutama بالا کشیدن ottaa väkisin se saisir de לַחטוֹף छीनना oteti, zgrabiti megkaparint merebut sölsa undir sig arraffare 横取りする 횡령하다, 가로채다 (už)grobti sagrābt; piesavināties merebut kapen, rovenrive til seg zawaszczać غير قانونى نیول، دقانونه مخالف 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

noun

a sudden attempt to grasp or seize. He made a grab at the boy. poging om te gryp إخْتِطاف، إنتزاع сграбчване agarramento chňapnutí plötzlicher Griff gribe fat i αρπαγήasimiento, 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 잡아채기 griebimas, stvėrimas grābiens; tvēriens menyambar greep, graai nappetak chwyt نا څاپی نیول pega apucare (brus­că) попытка схватить (u)chmat(nutie), uchopenie prijem zahvat hastigt grepp การยึดเกาะ kapma, gasp 突然抓住 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 agarrar chňapnout po greifen nach gribe efter αρπάζω, δράττομαι tratar de asir/agarrar, intentar agarrar/asir (millegi järele) haarama تلاش برای گرفتن چیزی yrittää tarttua jhnk 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 잡아채려 하다 griebti(s), stverti(s) censties sagrābt menyambar grijpen naar; pakkengripe etter; slå til med det samme rzucać się د یو شی په نیول باندی هڅه کول agarrar a întinde mâna (după); a încerca să pună mâna (pe) пытаться схватить chňapnúť po zagrabiti zgrabiti försöka gripa [tag i] พยายามคว้า yakalamaya çalışmak 試圖抓取 захоплювати; хапатися لپک کے پکڑ لینا túm lấy 抓取

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grab

→ يَقْبِضُ popadnout gribe ergreifen αρπάζω agarrar tarttua attraper zgrabiti afferrare ひっつかむ 움켜잡다 grijpen gripe porwać agarrar хватать ta tag i จับฉวย kavramak tóm 抢夺

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