Definizione monolingua

grab

grab (third-person singular simple present grabs, present participle grabbing, simple past and past participle grabbed)

1. to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)
2. to restrain someone; to arrest
3. to grip the attention; to enthrall
4. (informal) to quickly collect or retrieve
   • 1987 James Grady Just a Shot Away, Bantam, p117

     ""Ill just grab my jacket,"" said Manh-Hung.

   • 1999 Jillian Dagg, Racing Hearts, Thomas Bouregy & Co., p105

     Hardly believing that Rafe actually planned to relax for a while, Kate nodded. ""All right. Fine. Ill just go grab my purse.""

   • 2009 Mike Taylor, A Thousand Sleeps, Tate Publishing, p216

     He looked at Albert and Ben, and then back to Nurse Allen. ""Ill just grab my gear and be right back.""

5. (informal) to eat something quickly

   Well just grab a sandwich and then well be on our way.

grab (plural grabs)

1. a sudden snatch (for something)
   • 1931 Harold M. Sherman, ""The Baseball Clown,"" Boys Life, Vol. 21, No. 4 (April 1931), Boy Scouts of America, p47

     The ball popped in and popped out, and when he made a grab for it on the ground he kicked it with his foot.

   • 2003 J Davey, Six Years of Darkness, Trafford Publishing, p66

     He made a grab for me and I swung my handbag at him as hard as I could.

2. a mechanical device that grabs

Definizione dizionario grab

	afferrare
	to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)

	attirare
	To command or capture.

acchiappare

acquisire

agguantare

arraffare

catturare

colpire

comprimere

imprigionare

impugnare

intrappolare

pigliare

prendere

presa

rapimento

ricevere

Altri significati:

to restrain someone; to arrest

To seize and keep prisoner.

to grip the attention; to enthrall

a mechanical device that grabs

the act of grabbing something or someone

(informal) to quickly collect or retrieve

a sudden snatch (for something)