grab

  1. Verb.  to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something).
  2. Verb.  to restrain someone; to arrest.
  3. Verb.  to grip the attention; to enthrall.
  4. Verb.  (informal) to quickly collect or retrieve.
  5. Verb.  (informal) to eat something quickly.
  6. Noun.  a sudden snatch (for something).
  7. Noun.  a mechanical device that grabs.

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This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.