grab, v.
(grabbed, grabbing, grabs)
freq. cnt. 32
(grabbed, grabbing, grabs)
freq. cnt. 32
take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 36 freq. cnt.: 27 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 1
catch grab take hold of
sample sentences
"Catch the ball!""Grab the elevator door!"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
verb group
hyponym
hypernym
get hold of or seize quickly and easily
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1
grab snaffle snap up
sample sentences
"I snapped up all the good buys during the garage sale"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
grab
sample sentences
"The passenger grabbed for the oxygen mask"verb frames
Somebody ----s PP
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
capture the attention or imagination of
<verb.cognition>
grab seize
sample sentences
"This story will grab you""The movie seized my imagination"
verb frames
Something ----s somebodySomething ----s something
verb frames
Something ----s somebodySomething ----s something
semantic pointers
hypernym
take or grasp suddenly
<verb.contact>
grab
sample sentences
"She grabbed the child's hand and ran out of the room"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
obtain illegally or unscrupulously
<verb.possession>
grab
sample sentences
"Grab power"verb frames
Somebody ----s something
semantic pointers
hypernym