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The Meaning of grab
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(n.) A vessel used on the Malabar coast, having two or three masts.
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(v. t. & i.) To gripe suddenly; to seize; to snatch; to clutch.
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(n.) A sudden grasp or seizure.
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(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