transcription, транскрипция: [ græb ]
( grabs, grabbing, grabbed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If you grab something, you take it or pick it up suddenly and roughly.
I managed to grab her hand...
I grabbed him by the neck.
VERB : V n , V n by/round n
2.
If you grab at something, you try to grab it.
He was clumsily trying to grab at Alfred’s arms.
VERB : V at n
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Grab is also a noun.
I made a grab for the knife...
Mr Penrose made a grab at his collar.
N-COUNT : usu sing , N for/at n
3.
If you grab someone who is walking past, you succeed in getting their attention. ( INFORMAL )
Grab that waiter, Mary Ann.
VERB : V n
4.
If you grab someone’s attention, you do something in order to make them notice you.
I jumped on the wall to grab the attention of the crowd.
VERB : V n
5.
If you grab something such as food, drink, or sleep, you manage to get some quickly. ( INFORMAL )
Grab a beer.
VERB : V n
6.
If you grab something such as a chance or opportunity, or grab at it, you take advantage of it eagerly.
She grabbed the chance of a job interview...
He grabbed at the opportunity to buy his castle.
= seize
VERB : V n , V at n
7.
A grab for something such as power or fame is an attempt to gain it.
...a grab for personal power.
N-COUNT : usu sing , N for n
8.
to grab hold of: see hold
see also smash-and-grab
9.
If something is up for grabs , it is available to anyone who is interested. ( INFORMAL )
The famous Ritz hotel is up for grabs for £100m.
PHRASE : usu v-link PHR