| VERB | contact | grab, catch, take hold of | take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of |
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| possession | grab, snap up, snaffle | get hold of or seize quickly and easily | |
| motion | grab | make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand | |
| possession | grab | obtain illegally or unscrupulously | |
| contact | grab | take or grasp suddenly | |
| cognition | grab, seize | capture the attention or imagination of | |
| NOUN | artifact | grab | a mechanical device for gripping an object |
| act | grab, catch, snatch, snap | the act of catching an object with the hands |
| Sounds | grae'b | |
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| Rhymes | ab / Ab / AB ... taxicab: 20 rhymes with aeb... | |
| Meaning | A mechanical device for gripping an object. | |
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| Broader | mechanical device | mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles |
| Meaning | The act of catching an object with the hands. | |
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| Example | "he made a grab for the ball before it landed" | |
| Synonyms | catch, snatch, snap | |
| Narrower | fair catch | (American football) a catch of a punt on the fly by a defensive player who has signalled that he will not run and so should not be tackled |
| interception | (American football) the act of catching a football by a player on the opposing team | |
| mesh, meshing, interlock, interlocking | The act of interlocking or meshing | |
| rebound | The act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot | |
| reception | (American football) the act of catching a pass in football | |
| shoestring catch | (baseball) a running catch made near the ground | |
| Broader | touch, touching | The act of putting two things together with no space between them |
| Spanish | agarrada, agarrón, asimiento, cogida | |
| Catalan | agafada | |
| Verbs | grab | take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of |
| grab | take or grasp suddenly | |
| grab | make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand | |
| grab | get hold of or seize quickly and easily | |
| Meaning | take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "Grab the elevator door!" | |
| Synonyms | catch, take hold of | |
| Narrower | fish | catch or try to catch fish or shellfish |
| harpoon | Spear with a harpoon | |
| hook | catch with a hook | |
| intercept, stop | seize / seize on its way | |
| net, nett | catch with a net | |
| Broader | seize, prehend, clutch | take hold of |
| Similar to | catch | Be the catcher |
| Spanish | agarrar, atrapar, capturar, cazar, coger | |
| Catalan | agafar, arrabassar, capturar, prendre | |
| Nouns | grab | the act of catching an object with the hands |
| Meaning | get hold of or seize quickly and easily. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | snap up, snaffle | |
| Narrower | hog | Take greedily |
| Broader | take | Take into one's possession |
| Spanish | arrebatar, coger | |
| Catalan | agafar, arrabassar, prendre | |
| Nouns | grab | the act of catching an object with the hands |
| Meaning | make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "The passenger grabbed for the oxygen mask" | |
| Broader | move | Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
| Spanish | agarrar | |
| Nouns | grab | the act of catching an object with the hands |
| Meaning | Obtain illegally or unscrupulously. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "Grab power" | |
| Broader | obtain | Come into possession of |
| Meaning | Take or grasp suddenly. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "She grabbed the child's hand and ran out of the room" | |
| Broader | seize, prehend, clutch | take hold of |
| Nouns | grab | the act of catching an object with the hands |
| Meaning | capture the attention or imagination of. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "This story will grab you" | |
| Synonym | seize | |
| Broader | intrigue, fascinate | Cause to be interested or curious |
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