Definitions for GRAB
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. grabnoun

   a mechanical device for gripping an object

2. catch, grab, snatch, snapverb

   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"

3. catch, grab, take hold ofverb

   take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of

   "Catch the ball!"; "Grab the elevator door!"

4. snap up, snaffle, grabverb

   get hold of or seize quickly and easily

   "I snapped up all the good buys during the garage sale"

5. grabverb

   make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand

   "The passenger grabbed for the oxygen mask"

6. grabverb

   obtain illegally or unscrupulously

   "Grab power"

7. grabverb

   take or grasp suddenly

   "She grabbed the child's hand and ran out of the room"

8. grab, seizeverb

   capture the attention or imagination of

   "This story will grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. grabnoun

   a sudden snatch (for something)

2. grabnoun

   a mechanical device that grabs

3. grabverb

   to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)

4. grabverb

   to restrain someone; to arrest

5. grabverb

   to grip the attention; to enthrall

6. grabverb

   to quickly collect or retrieve

7. grabverb

   to eat something quickly

   We'll just grab a sandwich and then we'll be on our way.

8. Etymology: From grabben, from grab-, from gherebh (compare Sanskrit,).

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. grab

   Galactic Radiation and Background (GRAB) was the first successful United States orbital surveillance program, comprising a series of five Naval Research Laboratory electronic surveillance and solar astronomy satellites, launched from 1960 to 1962. Though only two of the five satellites made it into orbit, they returned a wealth of information on Soviet air defense radar capabilities as well as useful astronomical observations of the Sun.

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1. grab

   Grab is a verb that refers to the act of taking hold of or seizing something or someone quickly and forcefully, often with the intention of moving or obtaining it. It commonly implies an abrupt and urgent action done in a swift and decisive manner.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Grabnoun

   a vessel used on the Malabar coast, having two or three masts

2. Grab

   to gripe suddenly; to seize; to snatch; to clutch

3. Grabnoun

   a sudden grasp or seizure

4. Grabnoun

   an instrument for clutching objects for the purpose of raising them; -- specially applied to devices for withdrawing drills, etc., from artesian and other wells that are drilled, bored, or driven

5. Etymology: [Ar. & Hind. ghurb crow, raven, a kind of Arab ship.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Grab

   grab, n. a vessel on the Malabar coast, having two or three masts.

2. Grab

   grab, v.t. (coll.) to seize or grasp suddenly: to lay hands on:—pr.p. grab′bing; pa.p. grabbed.—n. a sudden grasp or catch, acquisition by violent or unjust means: that which is seized: a simple card game.—ns. Grab′-bag, a bag containing a variety of articles to be obtained by putting in the hand and seizing one, as at charity bazaars, &c.: any dishonest means of seizing such profit or spoil as comes handiest; Grab′ber. [Scand.; Sw. grabba, to grasp; Ger. greifen, to seize.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. grab

   The large coasting vessel of India, generally with two masts, and of 150 to 300 tons.--To grab. In familiar language, to catch or snatch at anything with violence.

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1. GRAB

   What does GRAB stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the GRAB acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. GRAB

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Grab is ranked #26143 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Grab surname appeared 936 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Grab.
   
   95.8% or 897 total occurrences were White.
   2.8% or 27 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.6% or 6 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.5% or 5 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Intrigue
   • Mechanical Device
   • Move
   • Obtain
   • Seize

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'GRAB' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4571

2. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'GRAB' in Verbs Frequency: #583

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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Anagrams for GRAB »

1. garb

2. brag

How to pronounce GRAB?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say GRAB in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of GRAB in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of GRAB in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of GRAB in a Sentence

1. Mary Ann Hopkins:

   A police officer who had been in trouble many times before pulled him off the ledge of the car, another officer comes around and says he saw an altercation to grab for the officer's gun and shot him in the chest.

2. Roger Viens:

   I just grab anything.

3. Alan Watts:

   To have faith is to trust yourself to the water. When you swim you don’t grab hold of the water, because if you do you will sink and drown. Instead you relax, and float.

4. Zora Neale Hurston:

   Grab the broom of anger and drive off the beast of fear.

5. Alaska Dee Dee Jonrowe:

   My neighborhood was ground zero, it was scary. It was, grab this dog, grab that dog, and doing it all over again.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=GRAB
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Grab
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grab
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/GRAB
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=GRAB
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=GRAB
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=GRAB