meaning of grab
1. To gripe suddenly; to seize; to snatch; to clutch.
2. A sudden grasp or seizure.
3. An instrument for clutching objects for the purpose of raising them; -- specially applied to devices for withdrawing drills, etc. , from artesian and other wells that are drilled, bored, or driven.
4. A vessel used on the Malabar coast, having two or three masts.
5. 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"; "Martins snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away"; "the infielders snap and throw was a single
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Related Words
grab | grab bag | grab bar | grab sample | grabbed | grabber | grabbing | grabble | grabbled | grabbling | grabby |
