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- Dictionarygrab/ɡrab/
verb
- 1. grasp or seize suddenly and roughly: "she grabbed him by the shirt collar" Similar Opposite
- 2. attract the attention of; make an impression on: informal "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.
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GRAB definition: 1. to take hold of something or someone suddenly and roughly: 2. to take the opportunity to get…. Learn more.
The meaning of GRAB is to take or seize by or as if by a sudden motion or grasp. How to use grab in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Grab.
When you grab something, you clutch at it. When a party-goer breaks open a piñata, the other guests usually grab wildly at the candy that cascades out of it. You can grab for the string of a balloon as it floats away, or grab your friend in a hug.
Grab definition: to seize suddenly or quickly; snatch; clutch. See examples of GRAB used in a sentence.
If you grab something such as a chance or opportunity, or grab at it, you take advantage of it eagerly. She grabbed the chance of a job interview. [ VERB noun ]
Definition of grab verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To seize or snatch suddenly; take roughly and quickly. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. More Verb Definitions (4) Synonyms: transfix. spellbind. rivet. mesmerize. hold.
1. To take or grasp suddenly: grabbed the letter from me. 2. To capture or restrain; arrest. 3. To obtain or appropriate unscrupulously or forcibly: grab public funds; grab power. 4. To take hurriedly: grabbed my coat and hat and left. 5. Slang To capture the attention of: a plot that grabs the reader. v.intr.
GRAB definition: 1. to take hold of something or someone suddenly: 2. to eat, do, or get something quickly because…. Learn more.
(computing) a picture taken from a television or video film, or from a computer screen, stored as an image on a computer. a frame grab from CCTV. I posted the screen grab on Twitter. a piece of equipment that lifts and holds goods, for example the equipment that hangs from a crane. Word Origin. Idioms. up for grabs.
