v.
(grabs, grabbing, grabbed)
- seize suddenly and roughly.
▸informal obtain opportunistically or quickly.
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[usu. with neg. or in questions]
informal impress:
how does that grab you?
n.
- a quick sudden clutch or attempt to seize.
▸
[as modifier]
denoting a bar or strap to hold on to for support or in a moving vehicle.
- a mechanical device for picking up and moving loads.
- a frame of video or television footage that is digitized and stored as a still image in a computer memory.
Phrase
- up for grabs
informal available.
Derivative
Etymology
C16: from Mid. Low Ger. and MDu. grabben; perh. rel. to grip, gripe, and grope.