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grab
noun [C] /ɡræb/Definition
› a sudden attempt to hold, get, or take something: The two children both made a grab for the same cake.Capturing or taking possession of thingsGetting, receiving and accepting grabby
/ˈɡræb.i/ informal › Don't be so grabby (= trying to take things for yourself), Shirley. Let the others have their share.Greedy
(Definition of grab noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -grabbing suffix
- apprehend verb (CATCH)
- apprehension noun (CATCHING)
- arrogate verb
- at bay idiom
- bag verb (GET)
- cage verb
- catch noun (SOMETHING CAUGHT)
- catch verb (STOP ESCAPING)
- corner verb (TRAP)
- entangle verb
- get your claws into sb idiom
- get/lay/put your hands on sb idiom
- grab verb (TAKE WITH HAND)
- pin verb (STOP MOVEMENT)
- sequester verb (TAKE)
- snag verb (GET)
- snatch at sth phrasal verb
- snatch noun (TAKE QUICKLY)
- snatch verb (TAKE QUICKLY)
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