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- pronunciation:
- graeb
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- up for grabs
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
grabs, grabbing, grabbed |
| definition 1: |
to take hold of suddenly or forcefully; grasp.
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
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| definition 2: |
to occupy or possess by illegal or unethical means.
The general grabbed territory from the neighboring country.- synonyms:
- appropriate, capture, expropriate
- similar words:
- commandeer, confiscate, misappropriate, seize, usurp
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| related words: |
capture, embrace, gobble, grasp, nail, obtain, raid, snatch, steal, take, tear, whip |
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| 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
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| definition 2: |
of machinery, to function with a sudden jolt.
- similar words:
- catch, jerk, jolt
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| related words: |
seize, snap, tear |
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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
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| 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.) |
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