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grab

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of grab

an instance of theft

a political activist who thinks the government's lease of public lands to logging companies amounts to an illegal land grab

Synonyms of grab

heist, pinch, rip-off, snatching, swiping, theft

Words Related to grab

break-in, burglary, holdup, mugging, stickup

grab

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of grab

to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly

don't grab my arm like that

Synonyms of grab

bag, capture, catch, collar, cop [slang], corral, get, glom, grapple, hook, land, nab, nail, net, nobble [British slang], rap, seize, snag, snap (up), snare, snatch, trap

Words Related to grab

glove, halter, lasso, rope

apprehend, arrest, detain

clasp, clutch, fasten (on), fist, grasp, grip, hold, latch (on or onto), secure

enmesh (also immesh), ensnare, entangle, entrap, mesh

abduct, kidnap, spirit (away or off)

Phrases Synonymous with grab

take hold (of)

Near Antonyms of grab

discharge, free, liberate, release

drop, loosen, unhand

Antonyms of grab

Synonym Discussion of grab

take, seize, grasp, clutch, snatch, grab mean to get hold of by or as if by catching up with the hand. take is a general term applicable to any manner of getting something into one's possession or control.

- take some salad from the bowl

seize implies a sudden and forcible movement in getting hold of something tangible or an apprehending of something fleeting or elusive when intangible.

- seized the suspect

grasp stresses a laying hold so as to have firmly in possession.

- grasp the handle and pull

clutch suggests avidity or anxiety in seizing or grasping and may imply less success in holding.

- clutching her purse

snatch suggests more suddenness or quickness but less force than seize.

- snatched a doughnut and ran

grab implies more roughness or rudeness than snatch.

- grabbed roughly by the arm

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