v., grabbed, grab·bing, grabs.

v.tr.

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.

To make a grasping or snatching motion: We grabbed for the life raft.

n.

1. Sudden seizure of something or someone; a snatch: “The imminence of death is reflected in every last power-stroke and grab of the great money bosses” (Dylan Thomas).
2. One that is grabbed.
3. A mechanical device for gripping an object.

idiom:

up for grabs Slang.

1. Available for anyone to take or win: “The reputation of the . . . king is still up for grabs” (William Zinsser).

[Obsolete Dutch or Low German grabben, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German.]

grabbable grab'ba·ble adj.
grabber grab'ber n.
grab² (grăb)
n.

A usually two-masted, square-rigged Arab coastal vessel.

[Arabic ġurāb, raven, swift galley.]

verb

1. To get hold of (something moving): catch, clutch¹, seize, snatch. Informal nab. Idioms: lay hands on. See get/lose.
2. To take firmly with the hand and maintain a hold on: clasp, clench, clutch¹, grapple, grasp, grip, seize. See keep/release.
3. To take quick and forcible possession of: commandeer, confiscate, expropriate, seize, snatch. Idioms: help oneself to. See give/take/reciprocity.
4. To compel, as the attention, interest, or imagination, of: arrest, catch up, enthrall, fascinate, grip, hold, mesmerize, rivet, spellbind, transfix. See excite/bore/interest.

noun

The act of catching, especially a sudden taking and holding: catch, clutch¹, seizure, snatch. See get/lose.

Idioms beginning with grab:
grab bag

In addition to the idiom beginning with grab, also see how does that grab you; up for grabs.

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v

Definition: latch on to; hook
Antonyms: let go, release

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IN BRIEF: To seize or snatch suddenly.

Opportunities don't often come along. So, when they do, you have to grab them. — Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993).

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. tr. - gribe, snuppe, snappe, hapse, tage
v. intr. - rage til sig, slå en næve i
n. - snuptag, greb, bytte

idioms:

• grab bag    lykkepose, gramsepose
• grab hold    gribe fat i
• up for grabs    der er frit slag, det kan alle få

2.
n. - bark

Nederlands (Dutch)
grijpen, graaien, vangen (aandacht), schokken (remmen), greep, graai, grijper, naar zich toehalen, in de wacht slepen, soort kaartspel voor kinderen

Français (French)
1.
v. tr. - empoigner, saisir, attraper, (fig) saisir, se saisir de, accaparer (l'attention), accaparer (des ressources), manger (en vitesse), dormir (un peu), penser (de qn/qch)
v. intr. - se jeter sur (qch)
n. - mouvement vif, (Constr) benne preneuse/benne piocheuse

idioms:

• grab bag    sac à surprises, fourre-tout
• grab hold    empoignade
• up for grabs    (être) bon à prendre

2.
n. - vaisseau de type méditerranéen

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - greifen, ergreifen
n. - (plötzlicher) Griff, Greifer

idioms:

• grab bag    Grabbelsack
• grab hold    sich schnappen
• up for grabs    (Slang) frei, zu erwerben

2.
n. - zweimastiges Küstenschiff

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αδράχνω, αρπάζω, τσακώνω
n. - αδραξιά (κν. γράπωμα), αρπάγη, δαγκάνα, είδος παιδικού χαρτοπαιγνίου

idioms:

• grab bag    σακούλι τόμπολας, λοταρία
• grab hold    γραπώνω
• up for grabs    είμαι προσιτός/διαθέσιμος στους πάντες

Italiano (Italian)
afferrare, agguantare

idioms:

• grab bag    pesca miracolosa (luna park)
• grab hold    agguantare
• up for grabs    a disposizione

Português (Portuguese)
v. - apanhar, agarrar, segurar
n. - agarramento (m), arrebatamento (m)

idioms:

• grab bag    saco (m) de surpresas
• grab hold    agarrar com unhas e dentes
• up for grabs    oportunidade dada a todas as pessoas

Русский (Russian)
схватывать, присваивать, быстрое хватательное движение, захват, ковш

idioms:

• grab bag    лотерейный барабан
• grab hold    мертвая хватка
• up for grabs    общедоступный

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - coger, asir, pillar, echar mano, arrebatar, agarrar, apropiarse, obtener y consumir con rapidez
v. intr. - coger, asir, pillar, echar mano, arrebatar, agarrar, apropiarse
n. - agarro, asimiento, apropiación

idioms:

• grab bag    paquete/bolsa de sorpresas
• grab hold    agarrarse a
• up for grabs    estar libre/vacante, estar disponible

2.
n. - apropiarse, tipo de barco costero de Oriente

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - rycka till sig, hugga
n. - hastigt grepp, byte, rofferi

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
1. 攫取, 抓取, 赶, 夺取, 霸占, 匆忙地做, 抓, 夺, 抓住

idioms:

• grab bag    摸彩袋
• grab hold    抓住
• up for grabs    可得的, 易得的, 供争夺的, 待价而沽的

2. 抓得之物, 夺取之物

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 抓得之物, 奪取之物

2.
v. tr. - 攫取, 抓取, 趕, 奪取, 霸佔, 匆忙地做
v. intr. - 抓, 奪
n. - 抓住, 霸佔, 攫取

idioms:

• grab bag    摸彩袋
• grab hold    抓住
• up for grabs    可得的, 易得的, 供爭奪的, 待價而沽的

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. tr. - 잡다, 빼앗다, 횡령하다, ~에게 인상을 남기다
v. intr. - 잡아 채다
n. - 꽉 잡기, 약탈, 횡령, (카드 놀이) 그래브, 물건을 집어 올리는 기계

idioms:

• up for grabs    아무나 입수 가능한

2.
n. - 동양식 연안용 배

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - ぐいとつかむ, ひったくる, ひっつかもうとする, 横取りする, ひっつかむ
n. - ぐいとつかむこと, ひったくり, ひっつかみ, 横領, つかみ機

idioms:

• grab bag    福引き袋, 宝捜し袋
• grab hold    つかむ
• grab the headline    大ニュースを捕らえる
• up for grabs    簡単に手に入る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينتزع, يختطف, بقبض على (الاسم) انتزاع, اغتصاب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮תפס, לקח, חמס, הרשים, משך שימת-לב, שבה, אסר‬
v. intr. - ‮פעל במהירות ובכוח (בלם במכונית), חטף‬
n. - ‮חטיפה, תפיסה, מצמד, שיטות גזל, בייחוד בפוליטיקה ובמסחר‬
n. - ‮משחק קלפים של ילדים בו עשויים קלפים להיחטף מהשולחן‬

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