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grab

4 entries found.


Main Entry:
1grab 
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Pronunciation:
\ˈgrab\
Function:
verb
Inflected Form(s):
grabbed; grab·bing
Etymology:
obsolete Dutch or Low German grabben
Date:
circa 1581
transitive verb1: to take or seize by or as if by a sudden motion or grasp <grab up an ax> <grabbed the opportunity> <grab attention>2: to obtain unscrupulously <grab public lands>3: to take hastily <grab a bite to eat> <grab a cab>4 a: to seize the attention of <the technique of grabbing an audience — Pauline Kael> b: to impress favorably and deeplyintransitive verb: to make a grab
synonyms see take
grab·ber noun
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