ALL meanings of grab
grab
G g - noun grab Grasp or seize suddenly and roughly. 1
- transitive verb grab take hold of 1
- transitive verb grab take illegally, snatch 1
- transitive verb grab seize 1
- intransitive verb grab try to seize 1
- noun grab attempt to take 1
- noun grab illegal acquisition 1
- noun grab gripping device 1
- transitive verb grab appeal to 1
- verb with object grab to seize suddenly or quickly; snatch; clutch: He grabbed me by the collar. 1
- verb with object grab to take illegal possession of; seize forcibly or unscrupulously: to grab land. 1
- verb with object grab to obtain and consume quickly: Let's grab a sandwich before going to the movie. 1
- verb with object grab Slang. to cause a reaction in; affect: How does my idea grab you? to arouse the interest or excitement of: The book was O.K., but it just didn't grab me. 1
- verb without object grab to make a grasping or clutching motion (usually followed by at): He grabbed frantically at the life preserver. 1
- verb without object grab (of brakes, a clutch, etc.) to take hold suddenly or with a jolting motion; bind. 1
- noun grab a ship having two or three masts with a square rig, common on the Malabar Coast in the 18th and 19th centuries. 1
- idioms grab up for grabs, Informal. available to anyone willing to expend the energy to get it: The Republican nomination for mayor was up for grabs. 1
- verb grab If you grab something, you take it or pick it up suddenly and roughly. 0
- verb grab If you grab at something, you try to grab it. 0
- verb grab Grab is also a noun. 0
- verb grab If you grab someone who is walking past, you succeed in getting their attention. 0
- noun grab a sudden snatch (for something). 0
- verb grab If you grab someone's attention, you do something in order to make them notice you. 0
- noun grab a mechanical device that grabs or clutches. 0
- verb grab If you grab something such as food, drink, or sleep, you manage to get some quickly. 0
- noun grab (media) a soundbite. 0
- verb grab If you grab something such as a chance or opportunity, or grab at it, you take advantage of it eagerly. 0
- noun grab A two- or three-masted vessel used on the Malabar coast. 0
- countable noun grab A grab for something such as power or fame is an attempt to gain it. 0
- verb grab (Transitive Verb) To grip suddenly; to seize; to clutch. 0
- verb grab to seize hold of (something) 0
- verb grab (Intransitive Verb) To make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something). 0
- verb grab to seize illegally or unscrupulously 0
- verb grab To restrain someone; to arrest. 0
- verb grab to arrest; catch 0
- verb grab To grip the attention; to enthrall. 0
- verb grab (of a brake or clutch in a vehicle) to grip and release intermittently causing juddering 0
- verb grab (Informal) To quickly collect or retrieve. 0
- verb grab to catch the attention or interest of; impress 0
- verb grab (Informal) To consume something quickly. 0
- noun grab the act or an instance of grabbing 0
- verb grab To take the opportunity of. 0
- noun grab a mechanical device for gripping objects, esp the hinged jaws of a mechanical excavator 0
- noun grab something that is grabbed 0
- verb transitive grab to seize or snatch suddenly; take roughly and quickly 0
- verb transitive grab to get possession of by unscrupulous methods 0
- verb transitive grab to attract strongly the attention of; impress greatly 0
- intransitive verb grab to grab or try to grab something 0
- noun grab the act of grabbing 0
- noun grab something grabbed 0