as in to snatch
to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly
don't grab my arm like that
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as in seizes
to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly
don't grab my arm like that
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Recent Examples of grab
Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
King got a boost toward possibly finishing six innings when Machado made a fantastic play on a grounder by Willy Adames, diving into the hole to grab the ball and, from his rear, throwing out Yastrzemski at second.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2025
Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Usyk will put his WBA, WBC, and WBO heavyweight titles up for grabs.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 25 Feb. 2025
After Silver pins Kreese to the ground, Kreese grabs the cigar and tosses it into the gasoline making the entire yacht go kablooey.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 15 Feb. 2025
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Verb
The game ended appropriately with Minnesota’s Naz Reid grabbing an offensive rebound off a Timberwolves missed free throw attempt and hugging the ball like Minnesota hugged this victory.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
King got a boost toward possibly finishing six innings when Machado made a fantastic play on a grounder by Willy Adames, diving into the hole to grab the ball and, from his rear, throwing out Yastrzemski at second.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2025
Noun
Then, after feeling something grab in his shoulder while completing his warmup tosses in the second inning on Sunday, Glasnow exited again.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Usyk will put his WBA, WBC, and WBO heavyweight titles up for grabs.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Verb
Someone drops a gun, and a staffer grabs for it; another agent has to shoot him.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 25 Feb. 2025
After Silver pins Kreese to the ground, Kreese grabs the cigar and tosses it into the gasoline making the entire yacht go kablooey.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 15 Feb. 2025
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“Grab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grab. Accessed 8 May. 2025.
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