• 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
• a mechanical device for gripping an object
• capture the attention or imagination of; "This story will Grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination"
• take or grasp suddenly; "She Grabbed the child''s hand and ran out of the room"
• take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of; "Catch the ball!"; "Grab the elevator door!"
• make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand; "The passenger Grabbed for the oxygen mask"
• get hold of or seize quickly and easily; "I snapped up all the good buys during the garage sale"
• obtain illegally or unscrupulously; "Grab power"

'Grab' in other languages