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.