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English to English noun
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a mechanical device for gripping an object |  | source: wordnet30
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the act of catching an object with the hands | | Example: 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
source: wordnet30
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A vessel used on the Malabar coast, having two or three masts. | | source: webster1913
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A sudden grasp or seizure. | | source: webster1913 verb
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take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of | | Example: Catch the ball!
Grab the elevator door!
source: wordnet30
| 6 |
get hold of or seize quickly and easily | | Example: I snapped up all the good buys during the garage sale
source: wordnet30
| 7 |
make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand | | Example: The passenger grabbed for the oxygen mask
source: wordnet30
| 8 |
obtain illegally or unscrupulously | | Example: Grab power
source: wordnet30
| 9 |
take or grasp suddenly | | Example: She grabbed the child's hand and ran out of the room
source: wordnet30
| 10 |
capture the attention or imagination of | | Example: This story will grab you
The movie seized my imagination
source: wordnet30
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To gripe suddenly; to seize; to snatch; to clutch. | | source: webster1913
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