Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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Definition
grab verb (TAKE WITH HAND)
/græb/ v (-bb-)
[I or T] to take hold of something or someone suddenly and roughly
A mugger grabbed her handbag as she was walking across the park.
He grabbed (hold of) his child's arm to stop her from running into the road.
(Definition of grab verb (TAKE WITH HAND) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
