Meaning

(transitive) To grip suddenly; to seize; to clutch..

Definitions by Sense

1. (transitive) To grip suddenly; to seize; to clutch.
2. (intransitive) To make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something).
3. To restrain someone; to arrest.
4. (transitive) To grip the attention of; to enthrall or interest.
5. (informal) To quickly collect, retrieve, or take.
6. (informal) To consume something quickly.
7. To take the opportunity of.
8. (countable) A sudden snatch at something.

Example Sentences

I grabbed her hand to pull her back from the cliff edge.

Old Applegate, in the stern, just set and looked at me, and Lord James, amidship, waved both arms and kept hollering for help. I took a couple of everlasting big strokes and managed to grab hold of the skiff's rail, close to the stern.

The suspect suddenly broke free and grabbed at the policeman's gun.

Stop grabbing or I won't give you any cookies.

How does that idea grab you?

Baby, instant soup doesn't really grab me Today I need something more substantial

Come in and grab a seat [i.e. sit down].

"I'll just grab my jacket," said Manh-Hung.

Word Forms

• grabs
• grabbing
• grabbed
• ghorab
• ghrab
• ghurab
• gurab

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When Should You Use Grab?

Use grab when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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