grab
/ˈɡɹæb/noun, verb1 syllable
Grab means: the act of catching an object with the hands.
Synonyms for grab8
verb, as in take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
verb, as in get hold of or seize quickly and easily
verb, as in capture the attention or imagination of
What does grab mean?8
noun
the act of catching an object with the hands“Mays made the catch with his back to the plate”
a mechanical device for gripping an object
verb
take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of“Catch the ball!”
get hold of or seize quickly and easily“I snapped up all the good buys during the garage sale”
capture the attention or imagination of“This story will grab you”
make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand“The passenger grabbed for the oxygen mask”
obtain illegally or unscrupulously“Grab power”
take or grasp suddenly“She grabbed the child's hand and ran out of the room”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with grab?13
Grab in a sentence
- If you don't grab the opportunity, you'll lose it.OsoHombre
- Reach up and grab me that package of madeleines, please.shekitten
- Put on this blindfold, grab my hand, and follow me.DJ_Saidez
- Grab a drink, and come sit with us.CK
- If anyone wants to play hide-and-seek, they should grab my finger.terrywallwork
- Ziri was sick of fish, so he went to grab some rabbits.Amastan
- Now that you've calmed down, let's go grab something to eat.Amastan
- John tried to grab the parrot, but it flew out into the street.Amastan
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of grab
as a noun
- plural
- grabs
as a verb
- past tense
- grabbed
- present participle
- grabbing
- third-person singular
- grabs
- past participle
- grabbed