GRAB OFF


Meaning of GRAB OFF in English

transitive verb

1. : to take or appropriate forcefully or with haste or forthrightness

dash in and grab off choice pieces of land — F.P.Gipson

two Swiss mountaineers … had grabbed off the honors for the first ascent — Time

2. : to choose for a partner (as in marriage)

why is it that such a beauty … has not long ago been grabbed off — Walter O'Meara

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.