Dictionary definition · grab
noun
- a mechanical device for gripping an object
- the act of catching an object with the hands"Mays made the catch with his back to the plate"
verb
- take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of"Catch the ball!"
- get hold of or seize quickly and easily"I snapped up all the good buys during the garage sale"
- 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"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).