Pronunciation
- IPA: /ɡɹæb/
grab (grabs, present participle grabbing; past and past participle grabbed)
- (transitive) To grip suddenly; to seize; to clutch.
- I grabbed her hand to pull her back from the cliff edge.
- (intransitive) To make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something).
- The suspect suddenly broke free and grabbed at the policeman's gun.
- To restrain someone; to arrest.
- To grip the attention; to enthrall.
- (informal) To quickly collect or retrieve.
- 1987 James Grady Just a Shot Away, Bantam, page 117:
- "I'll just grab my jacket," said Manh-Hung.
- 1999 Jillian Dagg, Racing Hearts, Thomas Bouregy & Co., page 105:
- Hardly believing that Rafe actually planned to relax for a while, Kate nodded. "All right. Fine. I'll just go grab my purse."
- 2009 Mike Taylor, A Thousand Sleeps, Tate Publishing, page 216:
- He looked at Albert and Ben, and then back to Nurse Allen. "I'll just grab my gear and be right back."
- 1987 James Grady Just a Shot Away, Bantam, page 117:
- (informal) To consume something quickly.
- We'll just grab a sandwich and then we'll be on our way.
- Is there time to grab a coffee?
- To take the opportunity of.
- French: saisir
- German: greifen
- Italian: agguantare, afferrare, cogliere
- Portuguese: agarrar
- Spanish: asir
- French: attraper, empoigner
- German: greifen
- Italian: afferrare, arraffare, agguantare
- Portuguese: pegar, agarrar
- Russian: схва́тывать
- Spanish: agarrar
- Italian: arrestare, trattenere, catturare, acchiappare, acciuffare
- Portuguese: prender, deter
- Russian: хвата́ть
- Spanish: detener, arrestar
- Italian: attirare, catturare, interessare, avvincere
- Russian: захва́тывать (внимание)
grab
- (countable) A sudden snatch at something.
- 1931 Harold M. Sherman, "The Baseball Clown," Boys' Life, volume 21, No. 4 (April 1931), Boy Scouts of America, page 47:
- The ball popped in and popped out, and when he made a grab for it on the ground he kicked it with his foot.
- 2003 J Davey, Six Years of Darkness, Trafford Publishing, page 66:
- He made a grab for me and I swung my handbag at him as hard as I could.
- 1931 Harold M. Sherman, "The Baseball Clown," Boys' Life, volume 21, No. 4 (April 1931), Boy Scouts of America, page 47:
- (countable) An acquisition by violent or unjust means.
- (countable) A mechanical device that grabs or clutches.
- A device for withdrawing drills, etc., from artesian and other wells that are drilled, bored, or driven.
- (countable, media) A sound bite.
- (obsolete) That which is seized.
- (uncountable) A simple card game.
- Italian: presa, appiglio, accaparramento
- Portuguese: agarramento
- Russian: захва́т
grab (plural grabs)
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