Definitions
the act of catching an object with the hands
Word origin
From Middle Dutch grabben or Middle Low German grabben (“to grasp, grab, seize, snatch”), from Old Saxon gravan, from Proto-West Germanic *grabbōn, a secondary form of Proto-Germanic *grabōną (“to gather, rake”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebʰ- (“to gather, rake, grab, seize”).
Used 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.”
“Stop grabbing or I won't give you any cookies.”
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Quick grasp”4 letters
02“Seize quickly”4 letters
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