Grabbing

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Grab \Grab\ (gr[a^]b), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Grabbed}
     (gr[a^]bd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Grabbing}.] [Akin to Sw. grabba
     to grasp. Cf. {Grabble}, {Grapple}, {Grasp}.]
     To gripe suddenly; to seize; to snatch; to clutch.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  grabbing
       See {grab}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  grab
       n 1: a mechanical device for gripping an object
       2: the act of catching an object with the hands; "Mays made the
          catch with his back to the plate"; "he made a grab for the
          ball before it landed"; "Martin's snatch at the bridle
          failed and the horse raced away"; "the infielder's snap
          and throw was a single motion" [syn: {catch}, {snatch}, {snap}]
       v 1: take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion
            of; "Catch the ball!"; "Grab the elevator door!" [syn: {catch},
             {take hold of}]
       2: get hold of or seize quickly and easily; "I snapped up all
          the good buys during the garage sale" [syn: {snap up}, {snaffle}]
       3: make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand; "The
          passenger grabbed for the oxygen mask"
       4: obtain illegally or unscrupulously; "Grab power"
       5: take or grasp suddenly; "She grabbed the child's hand and
          ran out of the room"
       6: capture the attention or imagination of; "This story will
          grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination" [syn: {seize}]
       [also: {grabbing}, {grabbed}]