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grabs
Overview of noun grab
The noun grab has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. grab -- (a mechanical device for gripping an object)
2. catch, grab, snatch, snap -- (the act of catching an object with the hands; "Mays made the catch with his back to the plate"; "he made a grab for the ball before it landed"; "Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away"; "the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion")
Overview of verb grab
The verb grab has 6 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (27) catch, grab, take hold of -- (take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of; "Catch the ball!"; "Grab the elevator door!")
2. (4) snap up, snaffle, grab -- (get hold of or seize quickly and easily; "I snapped up all the good buys during the garage sale")
3. (1) grab -- (make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand; "The passenger grabbed for the oxygen mask")
4. grab -- (obtain illegally or unscrupulously; "Grab power")
5. grab -- (take or grasp suddenly; "She grabbed the child's hand and ran out of the room")
6. grab, seize -- (capture the attention or imagination of; "This story will grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun grab
2 senses of grab
Sense 1
grab
=> mechanical device
=> mechanism
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 2
catch, grab, snatch, snap
=> touch, touching
=> deed, feat, effort, exploit
=> accomplishment, achievement
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun grab
1 of 2 senses of grab
Sense 2
catch, grab, snatch, snap
=> fair catch
=> interception
=> reception
=> rebound
=> shoestring catch
=> mesh, meshing, interlock, interlocking
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun grab
2 senses of grab
Sense 1
grab
=> mechanical device
Sense 2
catch, grab, snatch, snap
=> touch, touching
Antonyms of noun grab
Member Holonyms of noun grab
Substance Holonyms of noun grab
Part Holonyms of noun grab
Member Meronyms of noun grab
Substance Meronyms of noun grab
Part Meronyms of noun grab
Meronyms of noun grab
Holonyms of noun grab
Attributes of noun grab
Derived Forms of noun grab
1 of 2 senses of grab
Sense 2
catch, grab, snatch, snap
RELATED TO>(verb) grab#2
=> snap up, snaffle, grab
RELATED TO>(verb) grab#3
=> grab
RELATED TO>(verb) grab#5
=> grab
RELATED TO>(verb) grab#1
=> catch, grab, take hold of
Domain of noun grab
Domain Terms of noun grab
Familiarity of noun grab
grab used as a noun is rare (polysemy count =2)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun grab
2 senses of grab
Sense 1
grab
> mechanical device
=> broadcaster, spreader
=> bumper
=> bumper guard
=> carburetor, carburettor
=> compressor
=> copyholder
=> coupling, coupler
=> curler, hair curler, roller, crimper
=> diaphragm, stop
=> dicer
=> electromechanical device
=> escapement
=> gearshift, gearstick, shifter, gear lever
=> grab
=> hook, claw
=> machine, simple machine
=> pantograph
=> piston, plunger
=> propeller, propellor
=> pump
=> ratchet, rachet, ratch
=> record changer, auto-changer, changer
=> ride
=> seeder
=> shutter
=> splicer
=> splint
=> sprinkler
=> stator, stator coil
=> stoker
=> stretcher
=> striker
=> supply chamber
=> swing
=> tone arm, pickup, pickup arm
=> trap
=> vibrator
=> vibrator
=> voting machine
=> weathervane, weather vane, vane, wind vane
=> wheelwork
=> winder
=> winder, key
=> windshield wiper, windscreen wiper, wiper, wiper blade
Sense 2
catch, grab, snatch, snap
> touch, touching
=> contact, physical contact
=> tap, pat, dab
=> hit, hitting, striking
=> dig, jab
=> kiss
=> kiss, buss, osculation
=> catch, grab, snatch, snap
=> handling, manipulation
=> fingering
=> grope
=> palpation, tactual exploration
=> tickle, tickling, titillation
=> stroke, stroking
=> tag
=> lick, lap
=> grazing, shaving, skimming
Meronyms of noun grab
2 senses of grab
Sense 1
grab
=> mechanical device
=> mechanism
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun grab
Grep of noun grab
grab
grab bag
grab bar
grab sample
grabber
Antonyms of verb grab
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb grab
6 senses of grab
Sense 1
catch, grab, take hold of
=> seize, prehend, clutch
=> take, get hold of
Sense 2
snap up, snaffle, grab
=> take
Sense 3
grab
=> move
Sense 4
grab
=> obtain
=> get, acquire
Sense 5
grab
=> seize, prehend, clutch
=> take, get hold of
Sense 6
grab, seize
=> intrigue, fascinate
=> matter to, interest
=> refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to, bear on, touch, touch on
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb grab
2 of 6 senses of grab
Sense 1
catch, grab, take hold of
=> harpoon
=> fish
=> hook
=> net, nett
=> intercept, stop
Sense 2
snap up, snaffle, grab
=> hog
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb grab
6 senses of grab
Sense 1
catch, grab, take hold of
=> seize, prehend, clutch
Sense 2
snap up, snaffle, grab
=> take
Sense 3
grab
=> move
Sense 4
grab
=> obtain
Sense 5
grab
=> seize, prehend, clutch
Sense 6
grab, seize
=> intrigue, fascinate
'Cause To' of verb grab
Derived Forms of verb grab
4 of 6 senses of grab
Sense 1
catch, grab, take hold of
RELATED TO>(noun) grab#2
=> catch, grab, snatch, snap
Sense 2
snap up, snaffle, grab
RELATED TO>(noun) grab#2
=> catch, grab, snatch, snap
Sense 3
grab
RELATED TO>(noun) grab#2
=> catch, grab, snatch, snap
Sense 5
grab
RELATED TO>(noun) grab#2
=> catch, grab, snatch, snap
Domain of verb grab
Domain Terms of verb grab
Familiarity of verb grab
grab used as a verb is common (polysemy count =6)
Sample Sentences of verb grab
6 senses of grab
Sense 1
catch, grab, take hold of
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s somebody
*> Something ----s something
Sense 2
snap up, snaffle, grab
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 3
grab
*> Somebody ----s PP
Sense 4
grab
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 5
grab
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 6
grab, seize
*> Something ----s somebody
*> Something ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb grab
6 senses of grab
Sense 1
catch, grab, take hold of
> seize, prehend, clutch
=> nab
=> rack
=> claw
=> collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, cop
=> get, catch, capture
=> collar
=> clasp
=> grip
=> grab
=> catch, grab, take hold of
=> snatch, snatch up, snap
=> clench, clinch
=> grapple, grip
Sense 2
snap up, snaffle, grab
> take
=> adopt, take in
=> take away
=> take back, repossess
=> collect, take in
=> impound, attach, sequester, confiscate, seize
=> sequester
=> pocket
=> bear, take over, accept, assume
=> snap up, snaffle, grab
=> recall, call in, call back, withdraw
=> deprive, strip, divest
=> unburden
Sense 3
grab
> move
=> move involuntarily, move reflexively
=> quicken
=> stretch, stretch out
=> snap, click, flick
=> flex, bend
=> spread, propagate
=> reach, reach out
=> putter, potter, potter around, putter around
=> dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
=> drop back
=> hit the dirt, hit the deck
=> gravitate
=> fly
=> move over, give way, give, ease up, yield
=> cut to
=> lurch, pitch, shift
=> jolt, jar
=> duck
=> bob
=> wallow, welter
=> writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist
=> wobble, coggle
=> sidle, sashay
=> sidle
=> sweep, sail
=> brush, sweep
=> wamble, waggle
=> chop
=> reciprocate
=> move back and forth
=> nod
=> pulsate, beat, quiver
=> beat, pound, thump
=> teeter, seesaw, totter
=> buck, jerk, hitch
=> cant, cant over, tilt, slant, pitch
=> careen, wobble, shift, tilt
=> churn, boil, moil, roil
=> steal, slip
=> shake, agitate
=> vibrate
=> jerk, twitch
=> flip, twitch
=> snap, click
=> stir, shift, budge, agitate
=> arouse, stir
=> dance
=> stumble, trip
=> falter, waver
=> roll, undulate, flap, wave
=> mill, mill about, mill around
=> turn
=> startle, jump, start
=> mope, mope around
=> hop on, mount, mount up, get on, jump on, climb on, bestride
=> climb
=> strike out
=> jump, leap, bound, spring
=> bolt
=> get down
=> assume, take, strike, take up
=> seesaw
=> displace
=> exit, go out, get out, leave
=> separate, part, split
=> diverge
=> list, lean
=> whirl, tumble, whirl around
=> close, come together
=> bustle, bustle about, hustle
=> fidget
=> linger, dawdle
=> flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail
=> lunge, hurl, hurtle, thrust
=> swoop
=> flow, flux
=> run, flow, feed, course
=> flurry
=> streak
=> heave
=> crash
=> thunder
=> snap
=> beat, flap
=> fling
=> hop
=> turn
=> dodge
=> dodge
=> throw
=> make way
=> dance
=> grab
=> cut
=> close
=> jump, leap, jump off
Sense 4
grab
> obtain
=> carry
=> excavate, dig up, turn up
=> extort, wring from
=> kite
=> source
=> procure, secure
=> extract
=> take out
=> get in, get into
=> eke out, squeeze out
=> mooch, bum, cadge, grub, sponge
=> derive, gain
=> shop
=> snag
=> grab
Sense 5
grab
> seize, prehend, clutch
=> nab
=> rack
=> claw
=> collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, cop
=> get, catch, capture
=> collar
=> clasp
=> grip
=> grab
=> catch, grab, take hold of
=> snatch, snatch up, snap
=> clench, clinch
=> grapple, grip
Sense 6
grab, seize
> intrigue, fascinate
=> grab, seize
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb grab
Sense 1
catch, grab, take hold of
=> seize, prehend, clutch
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Sense 2
snap up, snaffle, grab
=> take
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Sense 3
grab
=> move
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Sense 4
grab
=> obtain
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Sense 5
grab
=> seize, prehend, clutch
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Sense 6
grab, seize
=> intrigue, fascinate
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Grep of verb grab
grab
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