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grab

/ɡɹæb/
noun
  1. A sudden snatch at something.

  2. An acquisition by violent or unjust means.

  3. A mechanical device that grabs or clutches.

Synonymscatch, clutch, grasp, seize, snatch
verb
  1. To grip suddenly; to seize; to clutch.

    "I grabbed her hand to pull her back from the cliff edge."

  2. To make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something).

    "The suspect suddenly broke free and grabbed at the policeman's gun."

  3. To restrain someone; to arrest.

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