GRAB

I. verb (~bed; ~bing) Etymology: obsolete Dutch or Low German ~ben Date: circa 1581 transitive verb to take or seize by or as if by a sudden motion or grasp , to obtain unscrupulously , to take hastily , 4. to seize the attention of , to impress favorably and deeply, intransitive verb to make a ~, see: take ~ber noun II. adjective Date: 1608 intended to be ~bed , taken at random , III. noun Date: 1777 1. something ~bed, a sudden snatch, an unlawful or unscrupulous seizure, 2. chiefly British a device for clutching an object, clamshell 2a