to grab at the

  • 11grab — 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? …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 12grab — [[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… …

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  • 13grab — 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… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 14grab — /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 …

  • 15grab — 01. It s rude to [grab] things from people. 02. Could you please [grab] me a beer while you re in the kitchen? 03. The child almost fell off his chair, but his mother [grabbed] his arm at the last second, and saved him. 04. Mom! Kelly [grabbed]… …

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  • 16The lost Tomb of Jesus — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel: Das Jesus Grab Originaltitel: The lost Tomb of Jesus Produktionsland: USA/Kanada Erscheinungsjahr: 2007 Länge: 102 Minuten Originalsprache: Englisch …

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  • 17grab bag — {n.} 1. A bag from which surprise packages are chosen; a bag in which there are many unknown things. * /The woman paid a quarter for a chance at the grab bag./ * /The children brought packages to be sold from the grab bag at the school carnival./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 18grab bag — {n.} 1. A bag from which surprise packages are chosen; a bag in which there are many unknown things. * /The woman paid a quarter for a chance at the grab bag./ * /The children brought packages to be sold from the grab bag at the school carnival./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 19grab\ bag — noun 1. A bag from which surprise packages are chosen; a bag in which there are many unknown things. The woman paid a quarter for a chance at the grab bag. The children brought packages to be sold from the grab bag at the school carnival. 2. A… …

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  • 20grab off — {v.}, {informal} To take quickly; take or grab before anybody else can; choose for yourself. * /The people who got to the show first grabbed off the best seats./ * /The women hurried to the store to grab off the things on sale./ * /The prettiest… …

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