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(verb) capture the attention of; "This story will grab you" |
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Synonyms: seize |
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Related Words: fascinate, intrigue |
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(verb) take or grasp suddenly; "She grabbed the child's hand and ran out of the room" |
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Related Words: clutch, prehend, seize |
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(verb) make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand: "The passenger grabbed for the oxygen mask" |
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Related Words: move |
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(verb) obtain illegally or unscrupulously; "Grab power" |
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Related Words: obtain |
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(satellite adjective) taken or to be taken at random; "grab samples" |
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(noun) the act of catching an object with the hands; "Mays made the catch with his back to the plate" |
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Synonyms: catch, snap, snatch |
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Related Words: fair catch, interception, interlock, interlocking, mesh, meshing, rebound, reception, shoestring catch, touch, touching |
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(verb) take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of; "Catch the ball!" "Grab the elevator door!" |
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Synonyms: catch, take hold of |
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Related Words: clutch, fish, harpoon, hook, intercept, net, nett, prehend, seize, stop |
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(verb) get hold of or seize quickly and easily; "I snapped up all the good buys during the garage sale" |
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Synonyms: snaffle, snap up |
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Related Words: hog, take |
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