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[grab]


               VERB

               grabbed (past tense)  ·  grabbed (past participle)


                   1. grasp or seize suddenly and roughly.


               "she grabbed him by the shirt collar"  ·

               synonyms:


               seize  ·  grasp  ·  snatch  ·

                          • (grab at/for)


               make a sudden snatch at.


               "He grabbed at the handle, missed, and nearly fell"

                          • informal


               obtain or get (something) quickly or opportunistically, sometimes

               unscrupulously.

               "I'll grab another drink while there's still time"  ·


               [more]

               synonyms:


               obtain  ·  acquire  ·  come by  ·


                   2. informal

               attract the attention of; make an impression on.


               "How does that grab you?"


               synonyms:

               make an impression on
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