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verb

Grab v. t. & v. i. (past & past part. grabbed; pres. part. grabbing) To gripe suddenly; to seize; to snatch; to clutch.

noun

Grab n. (Naut.) A vessel used on the Malabar coast, having two or three masts.

Grab n.

A sudden grasp or seizure.

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 bag, 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.)

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Etymology of 'Grab'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Grab" Quotes from Famous Books

... useful work on shallow streams. The barge is 54 ft. long, 22 ft. beam, and 6 ft. deep. Her draught of water is under 4 ft. Built by Rose, Downs & Thompson Hull. Our drawing explains itself. It will be seen that we have here a swiveling crane and grab bucket, and that the stuff dredged can be loaded into the barge and conveyed where necessary. The lifting power of the crane is one ton, and in suitable material such a dredger can get through a great deal of work ...

— Scientific American Supplement, No. 358, November 11, 1882 • Various

... chief trouble,—nobody really cares to make the sacrifices. And that is why this row will be ended on the old terms: the rich will buy out the leaders. Better times will come, and we shall all settle down to the same old game of grab on the same old basis. But you," Sommers turned on the sauntering blue-eyed fellow, "people like you ...

— The Web of Life • Robert Herrick

... as bad as that," responded Ned. "Don't you bother. I'll get you elected before Class Day, Jerry. Grab your skates and come on down ...

— The New Boy at Hilltop • Ralph Henry Barbour

... movement that breeds trouble among men of the plains; but I held his arms so he couldn't move, the while I told him a lot of things about true politeness—things that I wasn't living up to worth mentioning. He yelled to the postmaster to grab me, and the fellow tried it. I backed into a corner and held old King in front of me as a bulwark, warranted bullet proof, and wondered what kind of a hornet's-nest I'd got into. The waiter and the ...

— The Range Dwellers • B. M. Bower

... the dessert, Billy," called several voices; and that worthy proceeded to put on the table some figs, cakes, oranges, and four black bottles of wine. There was a general grab for these dainties, and one boy shouted, "I say, I've ...

— Eric, or Little by Little • Frederic W. Farrar

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