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List of meaning for grab

to take hold of something

grab(noun)

a mechanical device for gripping an object

catch, grab, snatch, snap(verb)

the act of catching an object with the hands

"Mays made the catch with his back to the plate"; "he made a grab for the ball before it landed"; "Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away"; "the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion"

catch, grab, take hold of(verb)

take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of

"Catch the ball!"; "Grab the elevator door!"

snap up, snaffle, grab(verb)

get hold of or seize quickly and easily

"I snapped up all the good buys during the garage sale"

grab(verb)

make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand

"The passenger grabbed for the oxygen mask"

grab(verb)

obtain illegally or unscrupulously

"Grab power"

grab(verb)

take or grasp suddenly

"She grabbed the child's hand and ran out of the room"

grab, seize(verb)

capture the attention or imagination of

"This story will grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination"

an instance of theft

a political activist who thinks the government's lease of public lands to logging companies amounts to an illegal land grab

to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly

don't grab my arm like that

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