grab /græb/
1. a mechanical device for gripping an object
synset: grab
2. 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"
synset: catch, grab, snatch, snap
1. take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of; "Catch the ball!"; "Grab the elevator door!"
synset: catch, grab, take_hold_of
2. get hold of or seize quickly and easily; "I snapped up all the good buys during the garage sale"
synset: snap_up, snaffle, grab
3. make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand; "The passenger grabbed for the oxygen mask"
synset: grab
4. obtain illegally or unscrupulously; "Grab power"
synset: grab
5. take or grasp suddenly; "She grabbed the child's hand and ran out of the room"
synset: grab
6. capture the attention or imagination of; "This story will grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination"
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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