Synonyms for grab
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1. grabnoun

   Synonyms:
   seize, clutch, snatch, grasp, catch

2. grabnoun

   to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)

   Synonyms:
   grasp, clutch, catch, seize, snatch

3. grabverb

   to restrain someone; to arrest

   Synonyms:
   snatch, seize, clutch, grasp, catch

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1. grabnoun

   a mechanical device for gripping an object

   Synonyms:
   snap, snatch, catch

2. catch, grab, snatch, snapverb

   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"

   Synonyms:
   snapshot, apprehension, crack, cunt, piece of cake, bit, arrest, twat, elasticity, duck soup, picnic, match, slit, pussy, ginger snap, ginger nut, taking into custody, centering, snatch, kidnapping, cinch, stop, collar, gingersnap, pushover, walkover, pinch, snap, snap bean, puss, child's play, press stud, catch, breeze, gimmick, snap fastener, cracking, haul, shot

3. catch, grab, take hold ofverb

   take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of

   "Catch the ball!"; "Grab the elevator door!"

   Synonyms:
   seize, beguile, watch, captivate, view, enamour, overhear, entrance, capture, snap up, trip up, hitch, take hold of, catch up with, charm, catch, arrest, bewitch, take in, becharm, get, trance, enchant, pick up, snaffle, enamor, overtake, fascinate, see

4. snap up, snaffle, grabverb

   get hold of or seize quickly and easily

   "I snapped up all the good buys during the garage sale"

   Synonyms:
   snap up, catch, snaffle, take hold of, seize

5. grabverb

   make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand

   "The passenger grabbed for the oxygen mask"

   Synonyms:
   snap up, snaffle, catch, take hold of, seize

6. grabverb

   obtain illegally or unscrupulously

   "Grab power"

   Synonyms:
   snap up, snaffle, catch, take hold of, seize

7. grabverb

   take or grasp suddenly

   "She grabbed the child's hand and ran out of the room"

   Synonyms:
   snap up, snaffle, catch, take hold of, seize

8. grab, seizeverb

   capture the attention or imagination of

   "This story will grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination"

   Synonyms:
   clutch, get hold of, arrogate, sequester, capture, snap up, attach, prehend, take hold of, impound, assume, catch, conquer, snaffle, usurp, confiscate, take over, seize, appropriate

Matched Categories

1. • Intrigue
   • Mechanical Device
   • Move
   • Obtain
   • Seize

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. grabverb

   Synonyms:
   [Low.] snatch, clutch, seize violently, gripe suddenly

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1. grabverb

   Synonyms:
   seize, snatch, clutch, grasp, pluck

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1. List of paraphrases for "grab":

   catch, take, get, grabs, seize, eat

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How to use grab in a sentence?

1. Daphna Shohamy:

   I'm hungry. I'm going to get up and drive to a pizzeria to grab some pizza. But driving involves risk because you could get into an accident, if you're suffering from anxiety disorders, you may say,' No, I'm not going to even risk getting in the car because I couldn't relax.' If you're drunk, then the risk is even higher. And it becomes a computation game.

2. Wide Receiver Mike Evans:

   So I go back on the drive. I do my two plays. I come out. And then I see BA still trying to get him to come in the game, and they had like a falling out somehow. And AB goes off. And he’s about to take his pads off. And I’m trying to grab his pads and tell him like, yo, big bro — because me and him have a relationship.

3. Henriette Reker:

   The men surrounded us and started to grab our behinds and touch our crotches, they touched us everywhere. I wanted to take my friend and leave. I turned around and in that moment someone grabbed my bag.

4. James Neal:

   It's fresh there for us to grab a hold, and we ran with it, whether you have three Stanley Cups or your first time in the playoffs, everyone has something to prove.

5. Skye Wheeler:

   It's the brutal recruitment that is the most heart wrenching, forces come through their village and grab them and force them into fighting. It's an absolute negation of their basic rights as children, but also as people, not to be treated just as cannon fodder.