EGAVE

grab

About 4.60 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. verb To grip suddenly; to seize; to clutch.
    I grabbed her hand to pull her back from the cliff edge.
  2. verb To make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something).
    The suspect suddenly broke free and grabbed at the policeman's gun.
  3. verb To restrain someone; to arrest.
  4. verb To grip the attention of; to enthrall or interest.
    How does that idea grab you?
  5. verb To quickly collect, retrieve, or take.
    Come in and grab a seat [i.e. sit down].
  6. verb To consume something quickly.
    We'll just grab a sandwich and then we'll be on our way.
  7. verb To take the opportunity of.
  8. 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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