n.
Pronunciation: ' grab
Function: verb
Inflected Form: grabbed ; grab · bing
Etymology: obsolete Dutch or Low German grabben
Date: circa 1581
transitive verb
1 : to take or seize by or as if by a sudden motion or grasp < grab up an ax> < grabbed the opportunity> < grab attention>
2 : to obtain unscrupulously < grab public lands>
3 : to take hastily < grab a bite to eat> < grab a cab>
4 a : to seize the attention of <the technique of grabbing an audience ― Pauline Kael> b : to impress favorably and deeply
intransitive verb : to make a grab
synonyms see TAKE
– grab · ber noun