Complete Definition of "grab"

see|Grab
English

Pronunciation
IPA|/græb/
rhymes|æb

Verb
en-verb|grabb|ing

  1. to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)
  2. to restrain someone; to arrest
  3. to grip the attention; to enthrall

Translations
trans-top|to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)
Albanian: rrëmbej
Dutch: grijpen
Finnish: tarttua, tarrata
German: greifen
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|to restrain someone; to arrest
Albanian: kap
Finnish: pidättää, vangita
trans-mid
Spanish: detener, arrestar
trans-bottom

trans-top|to grip the attention; to enthrall
Albanian: kap
Finnish: vangita
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Noun
en-noun

  1. the act of grabbing something or someone
  2. a mechanical device that grabs

Derived terms
up for grabs

Synonyms
catch
clutch
grasp
seize
snatch

Translations
trans-top|the act of grabbing something or someone
Albanian: kapje
Finnish: tarttuminen
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|a mechanical device that grabs
Albanian: kapëse
Finnish: tarttuminen
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ttbc|Catalan: agafar
ttbc|Croatian: pose�i, posegnuti
ttbc|Esperanto: kapti
ttbc|French: saisir
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ttbc|Hungarian: megfog
ttbc|Italian: afferrare
ttbc|Portuguese: agarrar
ttbc|Spanish: agarrar

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