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Definition of grab :
1. A sudden grasp or seizure.
2. A vessel used on the Malabar coast, having two or three masts.
3. An instrument for clutching objects for the purpose of raising them; - specially applied to devices for withdrawing drills, etc., from artesian and other wells that are drilled, bored, or driven.
4. To gripe suddenly; to seize; to snatch; to clutch.
Synonyms:
gimmick, centering, enchant, match, cunt, child's play, pushover, press stud, conquer, enamor, take in, assume, snap bean, clench, gingersnap, arrogate, captivate, walkover, puss, overtake, get hold of, elasticity, arrest, sequester, duck soup, seize, catch up, keep, twat, grasp, snap fastener, charm, crack, apprehension, shot, take hold of, fascinate, overhear, ginger snap, snap, grapple, breeze, bit, pick up, kidnapping, attach, stop, seizure, catch up with, transfix, bewitch, hitch, irregular, hold, spellbind, enthrall, snatch, pinch, mesmerize, entrance, enamour, see, clasp, trip up, rivet, picnic, watch, beguile, taking into custody, piece of cake, slit, collar, take over, trance, cinch, grip, excite, cracking, give, ginger nut, expropriate, prehend, clutch, snaffle, snapshot, pussy, snap up, becharm, view
pull (part of speech: verb)
jerk, pull, draw, drag, tow, yank, tug
take (part of speech: verb)
catch, procure, amass, confiscate, commandeer, monopolize, capture, annex, levy, abduct, harvest, deprive, get, acquire, usurp, reap, impound, take, gather, bag, appropriate, nab, collect
steal (part of speech: verb)
cop, haul, fleece, palm, defraud, blackmail, lift, swipe, pilfer, mug, plagiarize, stickup, filch, loot, embezzle, heist, rustle, nip, rob, extort, poach, abstract, pirate, pocket, shoplift, swindle, steal, burglarize, plunder, shanghai, hijack, holdup
Usage examples:
- Another good grab or two will put him out o' pain; and it's a pity it wouldn't, for no created critter can live long, turned wrong eend up, that way. - "The Attache or, Sam Slick in England, Complete", Thomas Chandler Haliburton.
- I waited patiently, and in due time caught sight of a little black, yellow, and white kitten; but the minute I made a grab for it, it bolted. - "Fanny Goes to War", Pat Beauchamp.
- Grab that other end, Masters. - "Feline Red", Robert Sampson.