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grab

grab

 
 
pronunciation:
graeb
parts of speech:
transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
phrases:
up for grabs
features:
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part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: grabs, grabbing, grabbed
definition 1: to take hold of suddenly, forcefully, or roughly.
The baby grabbed the girl's long hair and yanked it.The thief grabbed the woman's purse and ran away with it.The man grabbed his hat and rushed out.
synonyms:
clutch, grasp, nab, nail, seize, snag, snatch
similar words:
catch, clasp, grapple, grip, hook, latch onto, pluck, snap, take
definition 2: to occupy or take possession of by illegal or unethical means.
Armies of the empire continued to grab new territory in the east.
synonyms:
appropriate, capture, expropriate
similar words:
commandeer, confiscate, misappropriate, seize, usurp
definition 3: to capture (attention or the like).
The shocking headline grabbed his attention.She resented her sister always grabbing the spotlight.
 
part of speech: intransitive verb
definition 1: to make a sudden snatch (usu. fol. by "at" or "for").
She grabbed for her gun.He grabbed at his hat, but it blew away in the wind.
synonyms:
grasp, seize, snatch
similar words:
catch, clutch, pluck
definition 2: of machinery, to function with a sudden jolt.
similar words:
catch, jerk, jolt
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: the act or an instance of grabbing.
synonyms:
grasp, seizure, snatch
similar words:
catch, clutch, grapple, grip, pluck, snap
definition 2: the illegal or unethical seizure of something such as land or territory.
synonyms:
appropriation, capture, expropriation
similar words:
confiscation, seizure, squatting, usurpation
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phrase: up for grabs
derivation: grabber (n.)