English

Detailed Synonyms for grab in English

grab:

to grab verb (grabs, grabbed, grabbing)

  1. to grab
    to catch; to grab; to seize; to capture; to trap; to grip
    • catch verb (catches, catched, catching)
    • grab verb (grabs, grabbed, grabbing)
    • seize verb (seizes, seized, seizing)
    • capture verb (captures, captured, capturing)
    • trap verb (traps, trapped, trapping)
    • grip verb (grips, gripped, gripping)
  2. to grab
    to grab; to clamp; to grasp; to take hold of; to clasp; to catch; to seize; to grip
    • grab verb (grabs, grabbed, grabbing)
    • clamp verb (clamps, clamped, clamping)
    • grasp verb (grasps, grasped, grasping)
    • take hold of verb (takes hold of, took hold of, taking hold of)
    • clasp verb (clasps, clasped, clasping)
    • catch verb (catches, catched, catching)
    • seize verb (seizes, seized, seizing)
    • grip verb (grips, gripped, gripping)
  3. to grab
    – capture the attention or imagination of 1
    to seize; to grab
    – capture the attention or imagination of 1
    • seize verb (seizes, seized, seizing)
      • The movie seized my imagination1
    • grab verb (grabs, grabbed, grabbing)
      • This story will grab you1
  4. to grab
    – take or grasp suddenly 1
    to grab
    – take or grasp suddenly 1
    • grab verb (grabs, grabbed, grabbing)
      • She grabbed the child's hand and ran out of the room1
  5. to grab
    – take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of 1
    to catch; to grab; to take hold of
    – take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of 1
    • catch verb (catches, catched, catching)
    • grab verb (grabs, grabbed, grabbing)
    • take hold of verb (takes hold of, took hold of, taking hold of)
  6. to grab
    – make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand 1
    to grab
    – make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand 1
    • grab verb (grabs, grabbed, grabbing)
      • The passenger grabbed for the oxygen mask1
  7. to grab
    – get hold of or seize quickly and easily 1
    to grab; to snaffle; snap up
    – get hold of or seize quickly and easily 1
    • grab verb (grabs, grabbed, grabbing)
    • snaffle verb (snaffles, snaffled, snaffling)
    • snap up verb
  8. to grab
    – obtain illegally or unscrupulously 1
    to grab
    – obtain illegally or unscrupulously 1
    • grab verb (grabs, grabbed, grabbing)
  9. to grab
    – To command or capture. 2
    to grab
    – To command or capture. 2
    • grab verb (grabs, grabbed, grabbing)

Conjugations for grab:

present
  1. grab
  2. grab
  3. grabs
  4. grab
  5. grab
  6. grab
simple past
  1. grabbed
  2. grabbed
  3. grabbed
  4. grabbed
  5. grabbed
  6. grabbed
present perfect
  1. have grabbed
  2. have grabbed
  3. has grabbed
  4. have grabbed
  5. have grabbed
  6. have grabbed
past continuous
  1. was grabbing
  2. were grabbing
  3. was grabbing
  4. were grabbing
  5. were grabbing
  6. were grabbing
future
  1. shall grab
  2. will grab
  3. will grab
  4. shall grab
  5. will grab
  6. will grab
continuous present
  1. am grabbing
  2. are grabbing
  3. is grabbing
  4. are grabbing
  5. are grabbing
  6. are grabbing
subjunctive
  1. be grabbed
  2. be grabbed
  3. be grabbed
  4. be grabbed
  5. be grabbed
  6. be grabbed
diverse
  1. grab!
  2. let's grab!
  3. grabbed
  4. grabbing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

grab [the ~] noun

  1. the grab
    the gripper; the grab; the claw; the bucket
  2. the grab
    the grab; the claw; the tentacle
  3. the grab
    the arrest; the grab; the taking
  4. the grab
    – the act of catching an object with the hands 1
    the catch; the grab; the snap; the snatch
    – the act of catching an object with the hands 1
    • catch [the ~] noun
      • Mays made the catch with his back to the plate1
    • grab [the ~] noun
      • he made a grab for the ball before it landed1
    • snap [the ~] noun
      • the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion1
    • snatch [the ~] noun
      • Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away1
  5. the grab
    – a mechanical device for gripping an object 1
    the grab
    – a mechanical device for gripping an object 1

Related Words for "grab":

  • grabs

Alternate Synonyms for "grab":


Related Definitions for "grab":

  1. the act of catching an object with the hands1
    • he made a grab for the ball before it landed1
  2. a mechanical device for gripping an object1
  3. capture the attention or imagination of1
    • This story will grab you1
  4. take or grasp suddenly1
    • She grabbed the child's hand and ran out of the room1
  5. take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of1
  6. make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand1
    • The passenger grabbed for the oxygen mask1
  7. get hold of or seize quickly and easily1
  8. obtain illegally or unscrupulously1
  9. To command or capture.2

Related Synonyms for grab