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The Meaning of grab

  • (n.) A vessel used on the Malabar coast, having two or three masts.
  • (v. t. & i.) To gripe suddenly; to seize; to snatch; to clutch.
  • (n.) A sudden grasp or seizure.
  • (n.) An instrument for clutching objects for the purpose of raising them; -- specially applied to devices for withdrawing drills, etc., from artesian and other wells that are drilled, bored, or driven.

Synonyms

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

Homophones

grabbe

Rhymes

ab , ahab , bab , babb , cab , colab , crab , crabb , crabbe , dab , drab , fab , flab , gab , grabbe , jab , knab , knabb , krabbe , lab , labbe , mab , macnab , mcnab , mcnabb , nab , prefab , punjab , rab , rabb , sabb , scab , schab , slab , stab , tab , tabb , taxicab