grab

1. n. A vessel used on the Malabar coast, having two or three masts. Source: opted

2. v. t. & i. To gripe suddenly; to seize; to snatch; to clutch. Source: opted

3. n. A sudden grasp or seizure. Source: opted

4. n. An instrument for clutching objects for the purpose of raising them; -- specially applied to devices for withdrawing drills, etc., from artesian and other wells that are drilled, bored, or driven. Source: opted

5. n. a mechanical device for gripping an object Source: wordnet

6. n. the act of catching an object with the hands Source: wordnet

7. v. take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of Source: wordnet

8. v. get hold of or seize quickly and easily Source: wordnet

9. v. make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand Source: wordnet

10. v. obtain illegally or unscrupulously Source: wordnet

11. v. take or grasp suddenly Source: wordnet

12. v. capture the attention or imagination of Source: wordnet

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