-grabbing
suffix /-ɡræb.ɪŋ/Definition
› getting or taking a lot of the stated thing: a money-grabbing scheme a headline-grabbing court case (= one which is being written about a lot in newspapers)Capturing or taking possession of thingsGetting, receiving and accepting
(Definition of -grabbing suffix from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- 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 noun
- 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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