Grab
Grab (grab) , noun
[Arabic & Hind. ghurāb crow, raven, a kind of Arab ship.]
(Nautical) A vessel used on the Malabar coast, having two or three masts.
Grab (grab) , verb, transitive and intransitive
[Akin to Swedish grabba to grasp. Compare Grabble, Grapple, Grasp.]
To gripe suddenly; to seize; to snatch; to clutch.
Grab , noun
1.
A sudden grasp or seizure.
2.
An instrument for clutching objects for the purpose of raising them; -- specially applied to devices for withdrawing drills, etc., from artesian and other wells that are drilled, bored, or driven.
Collocations (2)
Grab bag , at fairs, a bag or box holding small articles which are to be drawn, without being seen, on payment of a small sum. [Colloquial]
Grab game , a theft committed by grabbing or snatching a purse or other piece of property. [Colloquial]