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UK
/ɡɹˈæb/
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[ US /ˈɡɹæb/ ]
[ US /ˈɡɹæb/ ]
NOUN
- a mechanical device for gripping an object
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the act of catching an object with the hands
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
Mays made the catch with his back to the plate
VERB
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make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand
The passenger grabbed for the oxygen mask -
get hold of or seize quickly and easily
I snapped up all the good buys during the garage sale -
take or grasp suddenly
She grabbed the child's hand and ran out of the room -
capture the attention or imagination of
The movie seized my imagination
This story will grab you -
obtain illegally or unscrupulously
Grab power -
take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
Grab the elevator door!
Catch the ball!
How To Use grab In A Sentence
- A couple of times her footholds cracked and she plunged a few heart-stopping feet, but luckily she grabbed another hold.
- Taiwan grabbed two gold medals, two silvers and one bronze at the Athens Olympics.
- I blame it all on becca who called me in the middle of the night to talk to me all about how the two best friends names are Kate and Becca and that the main character lives in apartment 601 as my address and other kooky details that i have been trying to forget nightly since i saw that movie, And then every sound is that kid coming out of the television and im only writing about it now in order to expunge as i fear she will grab hold of my foot from under the desk and eat me or turn me into something decomposing or whatever it is she does. I-claudius Diary Entry
- Tarl stood up and grabbed her bag from the overhead.
- The child showed great presence of mind by grabbing the falling baby.
- Facing off against Daredevil's way coolist foe of the day, Death-Stalker, the team-up had a great moment when the villain grabbed GR's flaming skull and was freaked to find that he wouldn't die. DAREDEVIL #102 Marvel Comics, 1973
- I don't know about the movie, but that one screen grab is delicious. Twelve Movie Trailer: Joel Schumacher is Back With…Something | /Film
- News organizations were quick to defend their policies, and some competitors saw the Fox announcement as a potential grab for publicity.
- And the great Maggie Smith, as a dotty old dame named Mrs. Docherty, grabs her moment of unglory by sitting on a pad of cowflop that goes squish. 'Last Dancer': Ultimately on Point
- I sucked and gargled and gulped my man down until his toes opened and closed and he started grabbing and clutching the sheets, moaning out my name. Deep Throat Diva
