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• grab — grab1 grabbable, adj. /grab/, v., grabbed, grabbing, n. v.t. 1. to seize suddenly or quickly; snatch; clutch: He grabbed me by the collar. 2. to take illegal possession of; seize forcibly or unscrupulously: to grab land. 3. to obtain and consume… …   Universalium

• grab — grab1 W3S3 [græb] v past tense and past participle grabbed present participle grabbing [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(with your hand)¦ 2¦(food/sleep)¦ 3¦(get something for yourself)¦ 4¦(chance/opportunity)¦ 5¦(get attention)¦ 6 how does something grab you? …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• grab — grab1 [ græb ] verb transitive ** 1. ) to take hold of something in a rough or rude way: He grabs a knife and dives at the robber. One of the men was grabbed and shoved into a car. grab hold of: I grabbed hold of his hair. grab someone by… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• grabbable — See grab1. * * * …   Universalium

• ghrebh- — I. ghrebh 1 To seize, reach. 1. Zero grade form *ghr̥bh . Satyagraha, from Sanskrit gṛbhṇāti, gṛhṇāti, he seizes. 2. a. grasp, from Middle English graspen, to grasp; b …   Universalium

• grabber — /grab euhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that grabs. 2. Slang. something attention getting or sensational. [1840 50; GRAB1 + ER1] * * * …   Universalium

• grabble — grabbler, n. /grab euhl/, v.i., grabbled, grabbling. 1. to feel or search with the hands; grope. 2. to sprawl; scramble. [1570 80; GRAB1 + LE; cf. D grabbelen] * * * …   Universalium

• grabby — /grab ee/, adj., grabbier, grabbiest. 1. tending to grab or grasp for gain; greedy: a grabby ticket scalper. 2. Slang. provoking immediate attention or interest; arresting: a poster with some really grabby artwork. 3. having a capacity for or… …   Universalium