What does GRAB mean?
Definitions for GRAB
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This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word GRAB.
Princeton's WordNet
grabnoun
a mechanical device for gripping an object
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"
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!"
snap up, snaffle, grabverb
get hold of or seize quickly and easily
"I snapped up all the good buys during the garage sale"
grabverb
make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand
"The passenger grabbed for the oxygen mask"
grabverb
obtain illegally or unscrupulously
"Grab power"
grabverb
take or grasp suddenly
"She grabbed the child's hand and ran out of the room"
grab, seizeverb
capture the attention or imagination of
"This story will grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination"
Wiktionary
grabnoun
a sudden snatch (for something)
grabnoun
a mechanical device that grabs
grabverb
to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)
grabverb
to restrain someone; to arrest
grabverb
to grip the attention; to enthrall
grabverb
to quickly collect or retrieve
grabverb
to eat something quickly
We'll just grab a sandwich and then we'll be on our way.
Etymology: From grabben, from grab-, from gherebh (compare Sanskrit,).
Wikipedia
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.
ChatGPT
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 Dictionary
Grabnoun
a vessel used on the Malabar coast, having two or three masts
Grab
to gripe suddenly; to seize; to snatch; to clutch
Grabnoun
a sudden grasp or seizure
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
Etymology: [Ar. & Hind. ghurb crow, raven, a kind of Arab ship.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Grab
grab, n. a vessel on the Malabar coast, having two or three masts.
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 Terms
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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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
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.
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Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'GRAB' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4571
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'GRAB' in Verbs Frequency: #583
Usage in printed sourcesFrom:
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Anagrams for GRAB »
garb
brag
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of GRAB in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of GRAB in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of GRAB in a Sentence
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.
I just grab anything.
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.
Grab the broom of anger and drive off the beast of fear.
My neighborhood was ground zero, it was scary. It was, grab this dog, grab that dog, and doing it all over again.
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- قبض, إختطافArabic
- ধরাBengali
- uchopit, chytit, urvatCzech
- tag fatDanish
- greifen, GreiferGerman
- αρπάGreek
- ekkaptiEsperanto
- agarrar, arrestar, detenerSpanish
- گرفتنPersian
- koura, tarttua, tarttuminen, napata, tarrata, pidättää, vangitaFinnish
- attraper, saisir, empoignerFrench
- लपकनाHindi
- megfogás, megragadás, Megragad, markológépHungarian
- mengambilIndonesian
- arrestare, afferrareItalian
- לִתְפּוֹסHebrew
- 掴む, つかむJapanese
- 그랩Korean
- capio, iaculis, sumo, prehendoLatin
- mamauMāori
- grijpenDutch
- gripeNorwegian
- wyrywać, chwytać, chwycić, złapać, porywaćPolish
- agarrar, pegarPortuguese
- hap'iyQuechua
- apucaRomanian
- захватывать (внимание), хватать, грейфер, схватывать, захва́т, схватить, арестоватьRussian
- kap, rrëmbej, kapëse, kapjeAlbanian
- hugg, gripa, arrestera, ta tag iSwedish
- கிராப்Tamil
- లాగుTelugu
- คว้าThai
- ele geçirmek, yakalamak, kapmakTurkish
- грейферUkrainian
- پکڑوUrdu
- vồ lấyVietnamese
- כאַפּןYiddish
- 抓Chinese
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