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Uncommongrab
The correct spelling is grab.
How to pronounce grab
/ɡɹæb/
nounIPA: /ɡɹæb/
Say it like: Gra-b
The correct spelling is grab. A sudden snatch at something. For example: "I grabbed her hand to pull her back from the cliff edge."
Usage Examples
“I grabbed her hand to pull her back from the cliff edge.”
“The suspect suddenly broke free and grabbed at the policeman's gun.”
“How does that idea grab you?”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A sudden snatch at something.
- 2.An acquisition by violent or unjust means.
- 3.A mechanical device that grabs or clutches.
- 4.A sound bite.
- 5.That which is seized.
verb
- 1.To grip suddenly; to seize; to clutch.
- 2.To make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something).
- 3.To restrain someone; to arrest.
- 4.To grip the attention of; to enthrall or interest.
- 5.To quickly collect or retrieve.
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