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grab
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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, 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
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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
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definition 3: |
to capture (attention or the like).
The shocking headline grabbed his attention.She resented her sister always grabbing the spotlight. |
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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