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grabs definition

grabs


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  grab 
 
  2  of  6  senses  of  grab 
 
  Sense  1 
  catch,  grab,  take  hold  of 
  =>  harpoon 
  =>  fish 
  =>  hook 
  =>  net,  nett 
  =>  intercept,  stop 
 
  Sense  2 
  snap  up  snaffle,  grab 
  =>  hog 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  grab 
 
  2  of  6  senses  of  grab 
 
  Sense  1 
  catch,  grab,  take  hold  of 
  =>  harpoon 
  =>  fish 
  =>  crab 
  =>  seine 
  =>  scallop,  scollop 
  =>  rail 
  =>  brail 
  =>  angle 
  =>  flyfish 
  =>  troll 
  =>  shrimp 
  =>  net  fish 
  =>  shark 
  =>  trawl 
  =>  still-fish 
  =>  prawn 
  =>  hook 
  =>  seize 
  =>  net,  nett 
  =>  intercept,  stop 
  =>  cut  off  cut  out 
 
  Sense  2 
  snap  up  snaffle,  grab 
  =>  hog 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  grab 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  grab 
 
  6  senses  of  grab 
 
  Sense  1 
  catch,  grab,  take  hold  of 
  =>  seize,  prehend,  clutch 
 
  Sense  2 
  snap  up  snaffle,  grab 
  =>  take 
 
  Sense  3 
  grab 
  =>  move 
 
  Sense  4 
  grab 
  =>  obtain 
 
  Sense  5 
  grab 
  =>  seize,  prehend,  clutch 
 
  Sense  6 
  grab,  seize 
  =>  intrigue,  fascinate 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  grab 
 
  grab  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  6) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  grab 
 
  Sense  1 
  catch,  grab,  take  hold  of 
  =>  seize,  prehend,  clutch 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  snap  up  snaffle,  grab 
  =>  take 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  grab 
  =>  move 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  grab 
  =>  obtain 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  grab 
  =>  seize,  prehend,  clutch 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  6 
  grab,  seize 
  =>  intrigue,  fascinate 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  grab 
  grab 
  grab  bar 
  grab  sample 
  grabber 
 
  Overview  of  noun  grab 
 
  The  noun  grab  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  catch,  grab,  snatch,  snap  --  (the  act  of  catching  an  object  with  the  hands;  "Mays  made  the  catch  with  his  back  to  the  plate") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  grab 
 
  The  verb  grab  has  6  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (27)  catch,  grab,  take  hold  of  --  (take  hold  of  so  as  to  seize  or  restrain  or  stop  the  motion  of  "Catch  the  ball!"  "Grab  the  elevator  door!") 
  2.  (4)  snap  up  snaffle,  grab  --  (get  hold  of  or  seize  quickly  and  easily;  "I  snapped  up  all  the  good  buys  during  the  garage  sale") 
  3.  (1)  grab  --  (make  a  grasping  or  snatching  motion  with  the  hand:  "The  passenger  grabbed  for  the  oxygen  mask") 
  4.  grab  --  (obtain  illegally  or  unscrupulously;  "Grab  power") 
  5.  grab  --  (take  or  grasp  suddenly;  "She  grabbed  the  child's  hand  and  ran  out  of  the  room") 
  6.  grab,  seize  --  (capture  the  attention  or  imagination  of  "This  story  will  grab  you";  "The  movie  seized  my  imagination") 
 
  Overview  of  noun  grab 
 
  The  noun  grab  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  catch,  grab,  snatch,  snap  --  (the  act  of  catching  an  object  with  the  hands;  "Mays  made  the  catch  with  his  back  to  the  plate") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  grab 
 
  The  verb  grab  has  6  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (27)  catch,  grab,  take  hold  of  --  (take  hold  of  so  as  to  seize  or  restrain  or  stop  the  motion  of  "Catch  the  ball!"  "Grab  the  elevator  door!") 
  2.  (4)  snap  up  snaffle,  grab  --  (get  hold  of  or  seize  quickly  and  easily;  "I  snapped  up  all  the  good  buys  during  the  garage  sale") 
  3.  (1)  grab  --  (make  a  grasping  or  snatching  motion  with  the  hand:  "The  passenger  grabbed  for  the  oxygen  mask") 
  4.  grab  --  (obtain  illegally  or  unscrupulously;  "Grab  power") 
  5.  grab  --  (take  or  grasp  suddenly;  "She  grabbed  the  child's  hand  and  ran  out  of  the  room") 
  6.  grab,  seize  --  (capture  the  attention  or  imagination  of  "This  story  will  grab  you";  "The  movie  seized  my  imagination") 



grabs definition