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grab1

/ɡræb/ [grabbed, grabbing]

Translation

v [t]
agarrar
to grab somebody by the arm
agarrar a alguien por el brazo
coger [con fuerza]
quitar
The father grabbed the toy from the baby
El padre le quitó el juguete al bebé
to grab one's attention (inform)
captar {mi/tu/su...} atención
to grab at sth/sb
(Definition of grab v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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