grab
About 4.60 uses per million words.
Meaning
- verb To grip suddenly; to seize; to clutch.
I grabbed her hand to pull her back from the cliff edge.
- verb To make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something).
The suspect suddenly broke free and grabbed at the policeman's gun.
- verb To restrain someone; to arrest.
- verb To grip the attention of; to enthrall or interest.
How does that idea grab you?
- verb To quickly collect, retrieve, or take.
Come in and grab a seat [i.e. sit down].
- verb To consume something quickly.
We'll just grab a sandwich and then we'll be on our way.
- verb To take the opportunity of.
- noun A sudden snatch at something.
Similar words
catch snatch seize snap up snap snaffle irregular take hold of grasp grip
Often followed by
the a it her for hold him his your at
Word family
grabbed grabber grabbers grabbing grabs
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