grab

Meanings

• a mechanical device for gripping an object
• the act of catching an object with the hands
  • "he made a grab for the ball before it landed"
• take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
  • "Grab the elevator door!"
• get hold of or seize quickly and easily
• make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand
  • "The passenger grabbed for the oxygen mask"
• obtain illegally or unscrupulously
  • "Grab power"
• take or grasp suddenly
  • "She grabbed the child's hand and ran out of the room"
• capture the attention or imagination of
  • "This story will grab you"

Synonyms

catch, seize, snaffle, snap, snap up, snatch, take hold of