| grab | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. grab | a mechanical device for gripping an object. |
| ~ mechanical device | mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles. |
| n. (act) | 2. catch, grab, snap, snatch | 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" |
| ~ touching, touch | the act of putting two things together with no space between them.; "at his touch the room filled with lights" |
| ~ fair catch | (American football) a catch of a punt on the fly by a defensive player who has signalled that he will not run and so should not be tackled. |
| ~ interception | (American football) the act of catching a football by a player on the opposing team. |
| ~ reception | (American football) the act of catching a pass in football.; "the tight end made a great reception on the 20 yard line" |
| ~ rebound | the act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot. |
| ~ shoestring catch | (baseball) a running catch made near the ground. |
| ~ interlock, interlocking, meshing, mesh | the act of interlocking or meshing.; "an interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check" |
| v. (contact) | 3. catch, grab, take hold of | take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of.; "Catch the ball!"; "Grab the elevator door!" |
| ~ catch | be the catcher.; "Who is catching?" |
| ~ harpoon | spear with a harpoon.; "harpoon whales" |
| ~ fish | catch or try to catch fish or shellfish.; "I like to go fishing on weekends" |
| ~ clutch, prehend, seize | take hold of; grab.; "The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals" |
| ~ hook | catch with a hook.; "hook a fish" |
| ~ nett, net | catch with a net.; "net a fish" |
| ~ intercept, stop | seize on its way.; "The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace" |
| v. (possession) | 4. grab, snaffle, snap up | get hold of or seize quickly and easily.; "I snapped up all the good buys during the garage sale" |
| ~ take | take into one's possession.; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks" |
| ~ hog | take greedily; take more than one's share. |
| v. (motion) | 5. grab | make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand.; "The passenger grabbed for the oxygen mask" |
| ~ move | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion.; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" |
| v. (possession) | 6. grab | obtain illegally or unscrupulously.; "Grab power" |
| ~ obtain | come into possession of.; "How did you obtain the visa?" |
| v. (contact) | 7. grab | take or grasp suddenly.; "She grabbed the child's hand and ran out of the room" |
| ~ clutch, prehend, seize | take hold of; grab.; "The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals" |
| v. (cognition) | 8. grab, seize | capture the attention or imagination of.; "This story will grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination" |
| ~ fascinate, intrigue | cause to be interested or curious. |
| seize | | |
| v. (contact) | 1. clutch, prehend, seize | take hold of; grab.; "The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals" |
| ~ nab | seize suddenly. |
| ~ rack | seize together, as of parallel ropes of a tackle in order to prevent running through the block. |
| ~ claw | clutch as if in panic.; "She clawed the doorknob" |
| ~ get hold of, take | get into one's hands, take physically.; "Take a cookie!"; "Can you take this bag, please" |
| ~ arrest, collar, apprehend, cop, nab, nail, pick up | take into custody.; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals" |
| ~ capture, catch, get | succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase.; "We finally got the suspect"; "Did you catch the thief?" |
| ~ collar | seize by the neck or collar. |
| ~ clasp | grasp firmly.; "The child clasped my hands" |
| ~ grip | hold fast or firmly.; "He gripped the steering wheel" |
| ~ grab | take or grasp suddenly.; "She grabbed the child's hand and ran out of the room" |
| ~ grab, take hold of, catch | take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of.; "Catch the ball!"; "Grab the elevator door!" |
| ~ snatch, snatch up, snap | to grasp hastily or eagerly.; "Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone" |
| ~ clench, clinch | hold in a tight grasp.; "clench a steering wheel" |
| ~ grapple, grip | to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match.; "the two men grappled with each other for several minutes" |
| v. (contact) | 2. seize | take or capture by force.; "The terrorists seized the politicians"; "The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages" |
| ~ raven | obtain or seize by violence. |
| ~ wrest | obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically.; "wrest the knife from his hands"; "wrest a meaning from the old text"; "wrest power from the old government" |
| ~ get hold of, take | get into one's hands, take physically.; "Take a cookie!"; "Can you take this bag, please" |
| ~ abduct, kidnap, nobble, snatch | take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom.; "The industrialist's son was kidnapped" |
| ~ commandeer, highjack, hijack, pirate | take arbitrarily or by force.; "The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami" |
| v. (possession) | 3. appropriate, capture, conquer, seize | take possession of by force, as after an invasion.; "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town"; "The militia captured the castle" |
| ~ take over, usurp, arrogate, seize, assume | seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession.; "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died" |
| ~ carry | capture after a fight.; "The troops carried the town after a brief fight" |
| v. (possession) | 4. attach, confiscate, impound, seize, sequester | take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority.; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork" |
| ~ take | take into one's possession.; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks" |
| ~ condemn | appropriate (property) for public use.; "the county condemned the land to build a highway" |
| ~ sequester | requisition forcibly, as of enemy property.; "the estate was sequestered" |
| ~ garnish, garnishee | take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support.; "His employer garnished his wages in order to pay his debt" |
| ~ distrain | confiscate by distress. |
| v. (possession) | 5. arrogate, assume, seize, take over, usurp | seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession.; "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died" |
| ~ take | take by force.; "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill" |
| ~ annex | take (territory) as if by conquest.; "Hitler annexed Lithuania" |
| ~ appropriate, conquer, seize, capture | take possession of by force, as after an invasion.; "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town"; "The militia captured the castle" |
| ~ preoccupy | occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance.; "the army preoccupied the hills" |
| ~ hijack | seize control of.; "they hijacked the judicial process" |
| ~ raid | take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock.; "T. Boone Pickens raided many large companies" |
| v. (contact) | 6. seize | hook by a pull on the line.; "strike a fish" |
| ~ hook | catch with a hook.; "hook a fish" |
| v. (cognition) | 7. clutch, get hold of, seize | affect.; "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unbearable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease" |
| ~ overwhelm, sweep over, whelm, overpower, overcome, overtake | overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli. |
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