Grab

//ɡɹæb//

Synonyms for "grab" (160 found)

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Closest matches (32)

Noun(2 words)
catchsnatch

Strong matches (48)

Noun(2 words)
clutchgrasp

Related words (80)

Noun(3 words)
seizesnapthrust
Verb(3 words)
seizesnafflesnap up

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9 relation types

More general

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derived

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similar

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used for

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Translations

186 translations across 57 languages.

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Albanian

4 entries
  • kapje noun (the act of grabbing something or someone)
  • kapëse noun (a mechanical device that grabs)
  • kap verb (to restrain someone; to arrest)
  • kap verb (to grip the attention; to enthrall)

Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • ἁρπάζω verb (to seize)

Arabic

4 entries
  • قَبْض noun (the act of grabbing something or someone)
  • مَسْك noun (the act of grabbing something or someone)
  • قَبَضَ verb (to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something))
  • مسك verb (to seize)

Aromanian

2 entries
  • apuc verb (to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something))
  • prindu verb (to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something))

Azerbaijani

2 entries
  • zəbt noun (the act of grabbing something or someone)
  • qapmaq verb (to seize)

Basque

1 entries
  • heldu verb (to seize)

Bengali

1 entries
  • ধরা verb (to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something))

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • екскаватор noun (a mechanical device that grabs)
  • сграбчване noun (the act of grabbing something or someone)
  • хващане noun (the act of grabbing something or someone)
  • арестувам verb (to restrain someone; to arrest)

Campidanese Sardinian

1 entries
  • afferrài verb (to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something))

Catalan

3 entries
  • agafador noun (a mechanical device that grabs)
  • agafament noun (the act of grabbing something or someone)
  • agafar verb (to seize)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 抓住 verb (to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something))

Czech

2 entries
  • chytit verb (to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something))
  • uchopit verb (to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something))

Danish

1 entries
  • gribe verb (to seize)

Dutch

1 entries
  • grijpen verb (to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something))

Eastern Mari

1 entries
  • авалташ verb (to seize)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • ekkapti verb (to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something))
  • preni verb (to seize)

Finnish

4 entries
  • koura noun (a mechanical device that grabs)
  • tarttuminen noun (the act of grabbing something or someone)
  • napata verb (to seize)
  • pidättää verb (to restrain someone; to arrest)

French

3 entries
  • attraper verb (to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something))
  • empoigner verb (to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something))
  • saisir verb (to seize)

Gallurese

1 entries
  • affarrà verb (to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something))

German

3 entries
  • Greifer noun (a mechanical device that grabs)
  • greifen verb (to seize)
  • greifen verb (to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something))

Gothic

1 entries
  • 𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌽 verb (to seize)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • תָּפַס verb (to seize)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • markológép noun (a mechanical device that grabs)
  • megfogás noun (the act of grabbing something or someone)
  • megragadás noun (the act of grabbing something or someone)
  • elragad verb (to seize)

Ingrian

1 entries
  • hakkiissa verb (to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something))

Italian

4 entries
  • accaparramento noun (the act of grabbing something or someone)
  • appiglio noun (the act of grabbing something or someone)
  • benna noun (a mechanical device that grabs)
  • calamita noun (a mechanical device that grabs)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 掴む verb (to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something))

Kabuverdianu

2 entries
  • rabata verb (to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something))
  • rebatá verb (to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something))

Khmer

2 entries
  • ខ្ទប verb (to seize)
  • ប្រវា verb (to seize)

Latin

4 entries
  • capio verb (to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something))
  • prehendo verb (to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something))
  • rapiō verb (to seize)
  • sumo verb (to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something))

Latvian

1 entries
  • sagrābt verb (to seize)

Mirandese

2 entries
  • agarrar verb (to seize)
  • agarrar verb (to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something))

Māori

4 entries
  • apo verb (to seize)
  • aurara verb (to seize)
  • hiko verb (to seize)
  • kapokapo verb (to seize)

Ndzwani Comorian

1 entries
  • husika verb (to seize)

North Frisian

1 entries
  • gripe verb (to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something))

Northern Kurdish

1 entries
  • girtin verb (to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something))

Norwegian Bokmål

3 entries
  • gripe verb (to seize)
  • ta verb (to seize)
  • ta tak i verb (to seize)

Norwegian Nynorsk

3 entries
  • gripa verb (to seize)
  • ta verb (to seize)
  • ta tak i verb (to seize)

Occitan

1 entries
  • agafar verb (to seize)

Old English

1 entries
  • grīpan verb (to seize)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries
  • آوجلامق verb (to seize)

Persian

1 entries
  • گرفتن verb (to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something))

Polish

4 entries
  • chwytak noun (a mechanical device that grabs)
  • chwytać verb (to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something))
  • porywać verb (to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something))
  • powstrzymać verb (to restrain someone; to arrest)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • agarrador noun (a mechanical device that grabs)
  • agarramento noun (the act of grabbing something or someone)
  • agarrar verb (to seize)
  • agarrar verb (to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something))

Quechua

3 entries
  • chariy verb (to seize)
  • chariy verb (to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something))
  • hap'iy verb (to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something))

Romanian

1 entries
  • apuca verb (to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something))

Russian

4 entries
  • захва́т noun (the act of grabbing something or someone)
  • захва́т noun (a mechanical device that grabs)
  • арестова́ть verb (to restrain someone; to arrest)
  • захва́тывать verb (to grip the attention; to enthrall)

Sardinian

1 entries
  • aggaffare verb (to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something))

Sassarese

1 entries
  • agguantà verb (to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something))

Serbo-Croatian

1 entries
  • oteti verb (to seize)

Shan

2 entries
  • ယွပ်း verb (to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something))
  • ၺွပ်း verb (to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something))

Spanish

4 entries
  • agarrar verb (to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something))
  • apercollar verb (to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something))
  • apergollar verb (to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something))
  • arrestar verb (to restrain someone; to arrest)

Swedish

4 entries
  • arrestera verb (to restrain someone; to arrest)
  • grabba verb (to seize)
  • gripa verb (to seize)
  • gripa verb (to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something))

Tagalog

3 entries
  • arestuhin verb (to restrain someone; to arrest)
  • kunin verb (to seize)
  • kunin verb (to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something))

Thai

1 entries
  • คว้า verb (to seize)

Turkish

4 entries
  • ele geçirmek verb (to restrain someone; to arrest)
  • kabzetmek verb (to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something))
  • kapmak verb (to seize)
  • tevkif etmek verb (to restrain someone; to arrest)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • захва́т noun (the act of grabbing something or someone)
  • захо́плення noun (the act of grabbing something or someone)
  • схо́плювати verb (to seize)
  • схопи́ти verb (to seize)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • chộp lấy verb (to seize)

Sample sentences

29 total sentences available.

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Want to grab a drink on the way home?

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The man made to grab at me.

Source: tatoeba (45309)

You should grab your bag and hurry home.

Source: tatoeba (66985)

Grab the bottom.

Source: tatoeba (278464)

Showing 4 of 29 available sentences.

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