Word Type

Verb

Noun

The word "grab" can be used as verb and noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

a drowning man will grab at a straw a drowning man will grab at straws attention-grabbing bash and grab cash grab cashgrab double grab grab and go grab and run grab ass grab at grab at a straw grab at straws grab bag grab bar grab box grab bucket grab by the horns grab by the lapels grab by the short hairs grab game grab hag grab handle grab hoe grab hold grab iron grab life by the balls grab life by the horns grab life by the throat grab off grab one's ankles grab rail grab sample grab some Zs grab some air grab some pine grab some z's grab the bull by the horns grab the headlines grab the popcorn grab-and-go grab-ass grab-bag grabass grabbable grabber grabble grabby grabfest grabful grabrail grapple handgrab land grab landgrab misgrab money-grabbing power grab pregrab regrab screengrab smash and grab smash-and-grab snatch and grab take a grab ungrab up for grabs wreck grab

Context

media

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

clutch fascinate interest intrigue mechanical device move obtain prehend seize take take hold take hold of touch touching

Type Of (IsA)

mechanical device

Manner Of

intrigue move obtain seize

Related Terms

acquisition arrest attention card game clutch coast collect consume device enthrall grasp grip malabar mast means mechanical quickly restrain retrieve seize snatch something sound bite sudden unjust vessel violent

Similar Terms

catch

Synonym Network

catch clutch grasp seize snap up snatch

Used For

use

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.