grab

To grip suddenly; to seize; to clutch.

I grabbed her hand to pull her back from the cliff edge.

Old Applegate, in the stern, just set and looked at me, and Lord James, amidship, waved both arms and kept hollering for help. I took a couple of everlasting big strokes and managed to grab hold of the skiff's rail, close to the stern.

To make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something).

The suspect suddenly broke free and grabbed at the policeman's gun.

Stop grabbing or I won't give you any cookies.

To restrain someone; to arrest.

To grip the attention of; to enthrall or interest.

How does that idea grab you?

Baby, instant soup doesn't really grab me Today I need something more substantial

To quickly collect, retrieve, or take.

Come in and grab a seat [i.e. sit down].

"I'll just grab my jacket," said Manh-Hung.

A sudden snatch at something.

The ball popped in and popped out, and when he made a grab for it on the ground he kicked it with his foot.

He made a grab for me and I swung my handbag at him as hard as I could.

An acquisition by violent or unjust means.

A mechanical device that grabs or clutches.

Almost all modern cranes are electrically operated and a quick-acting type of 30 cwt. capacity is suitable for general cargo, but not powerful enough to operate grabs for discharge of bulk cargoes.

A mechanical device that grabs or clutches.

A sound bite.

For example, one radio bulletin may feature one central issue, like a state election, and will focus on that issue. The bulletin might contain only a few voice wraps but many grabs, leaving the focus firmly on the newsreader.

A two- or three-masted vessel used on the Malabar coast.