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Meanings of grab in English

Portuguese
pegada
Catalan
agafada

The act of catching an object with the hands.

        pegada
        Portuguese
        arrebatar
        Catalan
        agafar
        Spanish
        arrebatar

        Get hold of or seize quickly and easily.

              arrebatar
              Portuguese
              agarrar
              Catalan
              agafar
              Spanish
              cazar

              To take hold of, especially in the hands, so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of.

                    Related terms
                    agarrar

                    To seize and keep prisoner.

                          Usage of grab in English
                          1
                          Visitors today have so much choice; it's difficult to grab our attention.
                          Independent.ie
                          2
                          Also read: Land grab tensions continue in Hermanus after police station torched
                          The South African
                          3
                          Google may grab the lowest coupon levels seen so far this year.
                          Reuters
                          4
                          Now, the new government looks to have already overturned a land grab.
                          The South African
                          5
                          The best course of action would be to grab Brooklyn and run.
                          The devil's closet
                          6
                          But people register names under family members in order to grab more.
                          Wired
                          7
                          One minute later, though, Daniel Nardiello headed home to grab a point.
                          The Guardian
                          8
                          Yet GM could clearly make a surprise grab for the super-small market.
                          Wired
                          9
                          Tom Colicchio was among the fastest to grab hold of the situation.
                          Medium raw: a bloody valentine to the world of food and the peop...
                          10
                          We'll grab at any excuse not to talk about us right now.
                          Cold Days
                          11
                          So when such an opportunity comes along, we grab it, Wu said.
                          Reuters
                          12
                          Mal went right and Vaz went left to grab one arm each.
                          Glasslands
                          13
                          Maybe she's planning to work her way down and grab the pistol.
                          Come out tonight
                          14
                          A power grab was afoot, and she needed to be very careful.
                          Consent to kill: a thriller
                          15
                          There are also a number of shareholders' meetings to grab the attention.
                          The Irish Times
                          16
                          I can't believe some eligible suitor didn't grab you off the market.
                          Getting old is tres dangereux
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                          Grab through the time
                          Grab across language varieties
                          Australia
                          Common
                          Canada
                          Common
                          United States of America
                          Common
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