| 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. |
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