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Noun grab has 2 senses
- grab - a mechanical device for gripping an object
--1 is a kind of mechanical device
- catch, grab, snatch, snap - 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"; "Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away"; "the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion"
--2 is a kind of touch, touching
--2 has particulars:
Verb grab has 6 senses
- catch, grab, take hold of - take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of; "Catch the ball!"; "Grab the elevator door!"
--1 is one way to seize, prehend, clutch
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- snap up, snaffle, grab - get hold of or seize quickly and easily; "I snapped up all the good buys during the garage sale"
--2 is one way to take
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- grab - make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand; "The passenger grabbed for the oxygen mask"
--3 is one way to move
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP
- grab - obtain illegally or unscrupulously; "Grab power"
--4 is one way to obtain
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- grab - take or grasp suddenly; "She grabbed the child's hand and ran out of the room"
--5 is one way to seize, prehend, clutch
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
- grab, seize - capture the attention or imagination of; "This story will grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination"
--6 is one way to intrigue, fascinate
Sample sentences:
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
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