grabgræb(v.; n.)grabbed, grab•bing

1. (v.t.)to seize suddenly, eagerly, or roughly; snatch.

2. to take illegal possession of; seize forcibly or unscrupulously:

   to grab land.

3. to obtain and consume quickly:

   Let's grab a sandwich.

   Category: Common Vocabulary

4. Informal. to cause a reaction in; affect: to arouse the interest or excitement of.

   How does my idea grab you?

   Category: Common Vocabulary, Status (usage)

5. (v.i.)to make a grasping or clutching motion.

   Category: Common Vocabulary

6. (of brakes, a clutch, etc.) to take hold suddenly or with a jolting motion.

   Category: Common Vocabulary

7. (n.)a sudden, eager grasp or snatch.

8. seizure or acquisition by violent or unscrupulous means.

9. something that is grabbed.

10. a mechanical device for gripping objects.

11. the capacity to hold or adhere.

    Category: Common Vocabulary

Idioms for grab:

1. up for grabs,available to whoever expends the necessary energy, money, or ingenuity first.

   Category: Idiom, Informal

Origin of grab:

1580–90; akin to MD, MLG grabben, Sw grabba

grab′ber(n.)