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1grab — [grab] vt. grabbed, grabbing [prob. < MDu grabben, akin to ON grapa, GRASP < IE base * ghrebh > Sans grabh , to seize] 1. to seize or snatch suddenly; take roughly and quickly 2. to get possession of by unscrupulous methods ☆ 3. Slang to …
2grab at/for — [phrasal verb] grab at/for (someone or something) : to quickly stretch out your hand and try to touch or hold (something or someone) People were grabbing at her as she walked through the crowd. He grabbed for the ball and missed. often used… …
3grab — ► VERB (grabbed, grabbing) 1) seize suddenly and roughly. 2) informal obtain quickly or opportunistically. 3) informal impress: how does that grab you? ► NOUN 1) a quick sudden attempt to seize. 2) …
4grab — grab1 W3S3 [græb] v past tense and past participle grabbed present participle grabbing [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(with your hand)¦ 2¦(food/sleep)¦ 3¦(get something for yourself)¦ 4¦(chance/opportunity)¦ 5¦(get attention)¦ 6 how does something grab you? …
5grab — grab1 [ græb ] verb transitive ** 1. ) to take hold of something in a rough or rude way: He grabs a knife and dives at the robber. One of the men was grabbed and shoved into a car. grab hold of: I grabbed hold of his hair. grab someone by… …
6grab — I UK [ɡræb] / US verb [transitive] Word forms grab : present tense I/you/we/they grab he/she/it grabs present participle grabbing past tense grabbed past participle grabbed ** 1) to take hold of something in a rough or rude way He grabbed the… …
7grab — 1 verb grabbed, grabbing (T) 1 WITH YOUR HAND to take hold of someone or something with a sudden or violent movement: The policeman grabbed his shoulder. | grab sth from sb: I managed to grab the gun from Bowen. | grab hold of: Kay grabbed hold… …
8grab — grab1 grabbable, adj. /grab/, v., grabbed, grabbing, n. v.t. 1. to seize suddenly or quickly; snatch; clutch: He grabbed me by the collar. 2. to take illegal possession of; seize forcibly or unscrupulously: to grab land. 3. to obtain and consume… …
9grab — [[t]græ̱b[/t]] ♦♦♦ grabs, grabbing, grabbed 1) VERB If you grab something, you take it or pick it up suddenly and roughly. [V n] I managed to grab her hand... [V n by/round n] I grabbed him by the neck. 2) VERB If you grab at something, you try… …
10grab — /græb / (say grab) verb (t) (grabbed, grabbing) 1. to seize suddenly and eagerly; snatch. 2. to take illegal possession of; seize forcibly or unscrupulously: to grab land. 3. Colloquial to affect; impress: how does that grab you? 4. Colloquial to …