GRAB


Meaning of GRAB in English

I.

noun

Grab is used after these nouns: ↑ land

II.

verb

ADVERB

▪ suddenly

▪ quickly

VERB + GRAB

▪ try to

▪ manage to

He managed to ~ a couple of hours' sleep.

PREPOSITION

▪ at

I grabbed at his arm as he ran past.

▪ by

As he walked past the boys, one of them grabbed him by the arm.

▪ from

Somebody tried to ~ her handbag from her.

PHRASES

▪ ~ hold of sth

He grabbed hold of a handrail to save himself from falling.

Grab is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ hand

Grab is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ arm , ↑ attention , ↑ backpack , ↑ bag , ↑ ball , ↑ beer , ↑ belongings , ↑ bite , ↑ blanket , ↑ broom , ↑ cellphone , ↑ chair , ↑ chance , ↑ coat , ↑ control , ↑ drink , ↑ edge , ↑ end , ↑ hand , ↑ headline , ↑ hold , ↑ imagination , ↑ jacket , ↑ limelight , ↑ lunch , ↑ pen , ↑ pencil , ↑ phone , ↑ purse , ↑ rail , ↑ receiver , ↑ rein , ↑ rifle , ↑ rope , ↑ sandwich , ↑ seat , ↑ shower , ↑ slice , ↑ snack , ↑ soda , ↑ spotlight , ↑ suitcase , ↑ taxi , ↑ toy , ↑ wheel

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .