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catch |
to capture or grab, usu. after pursuit. [1/18 definitions] |
clutch1 |
to try to grab (usually followed by "at"). [1/4 definitions] |
gobble1 |
(informal) to take or seize in an eager or greedy manner; grab (usu. fol. by "up"). [1/3 definitions] |
grabby |
tending to or inclined to grab things; greedy. |
nab |
to grab or snatch. [1/2 definitions] |
nail |
(informal) to catch or grab hold of; nab. [1/7 definitions] |
pluck |
to grab with the fingers and pull off; pick. [2/6 definitions] |
pounce |
to jump or swoop down in order to grab or take something. [1/2 definitions] |
scrabble |
to grab for something in a disorganized or frantic fashion, with or as if with the hands or claws. [1/4 definitions] |
seize |
to take hold of in a quick, forceful way; grab. [1/2 definitions] |
snap |
to grab or try to grab something suddenly with the teeth (usually followed by "at"). [2/15 definitions] |
snatch |
to take quickly or suddenly; grab. [1/3 definitions] |
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