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grab definition
grab |
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 adj grab The adj grab has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. grab -- (taken or to be taken at random; "grab samples") Antonyms of adj grab 1 sense of grab Sense 1 grab(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA irregular) -> regular Similarity of adj grab 1 sense of grab Sense 1 grab(postnominal) => irregular (vs. regular) Attributes of adj grab Familiarity of adj grab grab used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj grab grab grabby 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 adj grab The adj grab has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. grab -- (taken or to be taken at random; "grab samples")
grab definition
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