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De - Pt| English Dictionary: (Grab) | by the DICT Development Group |
| 3 results for (Grab) | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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GrabGrab\Grab\, n. [Ar. & Hind. ghur[?]b crow, raven, a kind of Arab ship.] (Naut.) A vessel used on the Malabar coast, having two or three masts. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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GrabGrab\Grab\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Grabbed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Grabbing}.] [Akin to Sw. grabba to grasp. Cf. {Grabble}, {Grapple}, {Grasp}.] To gripe suddenly; to seize; to snatch; to clutch. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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GrabGrab\Grab\, n. 1. A sudden grasp or seizure. 2. An instrument for clutching objects for the purpose of raising them; -- specially applied to devices for withdrawing drills, etc., from artesian and other wells that are drilled, bored, or driven. {GrabGrabhag}, at fairs, a bag or box holding small articles which are to be drawn, without being seen, on payment of a small sum. [Colloq.] {GrabGrabgame}, a theft committed by grabbing or snatching a purse or other piece of property. [Colloq.] | |
