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Textual thesaurus for "grab"

(noun) catch, snatch, snap

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


(verb) seize

capture the attention or imagination of

This story will grab you; The movie seized my imagination


(verb) catch, take hold of

take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of

Catch the ball!; Grab the elevator door!


(verb) snaffle, snap up

get hold of or seize quickly and easily

I snapped up all the good buys during the garage sale