grab : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: grab	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for grab
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
grab n a mechanical device for gripping an object 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" Synonym(s): catch, grab, snatch, snap v take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of; "Catch the ball!"; "Grab the elevator door!" Synonym(s): catch, grab, take hold of get hold of or seize quickly and easily; "I snapped up all the good buys during the garage sale" Synonym(s): snap up, snaffle, grab make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand; "The passenger grabbed for the oxygen mask" obtain illegally or unscrupulously; "Grab power" take or grasp suddenly; "She grabbed the child's hand and ran out of the room" capture the attention or imagination of; "This story will grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination" Synonym(s): grab, seize
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Grab \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]:
Grab \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]:
Grab \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. {Grab hag}, at fairs, a bag or box holding small articles which are to be drawn, without being seen, on payment of a small sum. [Colloq.] {Grab game}, a theft committed by grabbing or snatching a purse or other piece of property. [Colloq.]