grab

Meaning of grab

verb
  1. grasp or seize suddenly and roughly.
    she grabbed him by the shirt collar
    she grabbed her keys and rushed out
  2. attract the attention of; make an impression on.
    how does that grab you?
noun
  1. a quick sudden clutch or attempt to seize.
    he made a grab at the pistol
  2. a mechanical device for clutching, lifting, and moving things, especially materials in bulk.

late 16th century: from Middle Low German and Middle Dutch grabben ; perhaps related to grip, gripe, and grope.

Information about grab

  • The plural form of grab is: grabs.
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Hyphenation of grab

grab

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
  • grab is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

grab synonyms

Meaning catch:

catch, snatch, snap

Meaning snap up:

snaffle

Meaning seize:

seize

Meaning seize and hold firmly:

grasp

Meaning seize hold of (someone):

grapple

Meaning take and keep a firm hold of; grasp tightly:

grip

Meaning grasp (something) tightly with one's hand:

clasp

Meaning grasp (something) tightly:

clutch

Meaning lay hold of (something) with one's hands; reach for and hold:

take

Meaning catch hold of and pull quickly:

pluck

Meaning stop (someone) in order to talk to them:

collar

grab antonyms

Meaning allow or enable to escape from confinement; set free:

release

Translation of grab

Anagrams of grab

BAgr, Brag, brag, garb

Words that rhyme with grab

landgrab, regrab

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