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grabs

/ɡɹæbz/ · noun

Meaning

  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.
  6. A simple card game.
  7. To grip suddenly; to seize; to clutch.
  8. To make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something).
  9. To restrain someone; to arrest.
  10. To grip the attention of; to enthrall or interest.
  11. To quickly collect or retrieve.
  12. To consume something quickly.
  13. A two- or three-masted vessel used on the Malabar coast.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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