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grabs Synonyms & Antonyms

/ɡɹæbz/

What Is Another Word for Grabs?

Instead of grabs you can say catch, clutch or grasp depending on the context.

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Grabs as a Noun

1

plural of grab

2

A sudden snatch at something.

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3

An acquisition by violent or unjust means.

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4

A mechanical device that grabs or clutches.

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5

A sound bite.

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6

That which is seized.

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7

A simple card game.

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8

A two- or three-masted vessel used on the Malabar coast.

Grabs as a Verb

1

third-person singular simple present indicative of grab

2

To grip suddenly; to seize; to clutch.

I grabbed her hand to pull her back from the cliff edge.

3

To make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something).

The suspect suddenly broke free and grabbed at the policeman's gun.

4

To restrain someone; to arrest.

5

To grip the attention of; to enthrall or interest.

How does that idea grab you?

6

To quickly collect or retrieve.

7

To consume something quickly.

Is there time to grab a coffee?

8

To take the opportunity of.

Grabs in a Sentence

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?

Is there time to grab a coffee?

Word Forms & Grammar

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Quick Facts About Grabs

Part of speechnoun, verb
Pronunciation/ɡɹæbz/
Meaningplural of grab
Synonymscatch, clutch and grasp

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