grab

Noun

• the act of catching an object with the hands
  • Mays made the catch with his back to the plate
    
  • he made a grab for the ball before it landed
    
  • Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away
    
  • the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion
    

• a mechanical device for gripping an object

Verb

• capture the attention or imagination of
  • This story will grab you
    
  • The movie seized my imagination
    

• take or grasp suddenly
  • She grabbed the child's hand and ran out of the room
    

• obtain illegally or unscrupulously
  • Grab power
    

• make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand
  • The passenger grabbed for the oxygen mask
    

• get hold of or seize quickly and easily
  • I snapped up all the good buys during the garage sale
    

• take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
  • Catch the ball!
    
  • Grab the elevator door!
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  catch , snatch , snap , seize , snap up , snaffle , take hold of