grab
/ˈɡɹæb/ verb B1- To grip suddenly; to seize; to clutch. · I grabbed her hand to pull her back from the cliff edge.
- 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?
- To quickly collect, retrieve, or take. · Come in and grab a seat [i.e. sit down].
- To consume something quickly. · We'll just grab a sandwich and then we'll be on our way.· Is there time to grab a coffee?
- To take the opportunity of.
He/she/it grabs · Past grabbed · Past participle grabbed · -ing form grabbing
Verb forms
- Base form
- grab
- He/she/it
- grabs
- Past
- grabbed
- Past participle
- grabbed
- -ing form
- grabbing
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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Lestrade grabbed it up and stared at it with mystified eyes.
Then the Stork with her great claws grabbed the Scarecrow by the arm and carried him up into the air and back to the bank, where Dorothy and the Lion and the Tin Woodman and Toto were sitting.
“Oh, the fellows evidently grabbed hold of everything they could get.”
I’d be sure that white things would reach out from behind the trees and grab me.”
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