See grab in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*gʰrebʰ-"
},
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},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "dum",
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"4": "",
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},
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"name": "bor"
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},
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"2": "gem-pro",
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"2": "ine-pro",
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{
"args": {
"1": "sa",
"2": "गृह्णाति",
"tr": "gṛhṇā́ti"
},
"expansion": "Sanskrit गृह्णाति (gṛhṇā́ti)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ae",
"2": "𐬔𐬭𐬀𐬠",
"3": "",
"4": "to seize"
},
"expansion": "Avestan 𐬔𐬭𐬀𐬠 (grab, “to seize”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "da",
"2": "grabbe",
"3": "",
"4": "to grab"
},
"expansion": "Danish grabbe (“to grab”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sv",
"2": "grabba",
"3": "",
"4": "to grab"
},
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"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ang",
"2": "ġegræppian",
"3": "",
"4": "to seize"
},
"expansion": "Old English ġegræppian (“to seize”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "grappen",
"t": "to feel with the hands; grope"
},
"expansion": "Middle English grappen (“to feel with the hands; grope”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "mk",
"2": "грабне",
"3": "",
"4": "to snatch"
},
"expansion": "Macedonian грабне (grabne, “to snatch”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "bg",
"2": "грабя",
"3": "",
"4": "to rob, to grab"
},
"expansion": "Bulgarian грабя (grabja, “to rob, to grab”)",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch grabben (“to grab”) or Middle Low German grabben (“to snap”), from Old Dutch or Old Saxon gravan, from Proto-West Germanic *graban, from Proto-Germanic *grab-, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebʰ-.\nSee also Sanskrit गृह्णाति (gṛhṇā́ti), गृभ्णाति (gṛbhṇā́ti, “he seizes”), Avestan 𐬔𐬭𐬀𐬠 (grab, “to seize”)). Cognate with Danish grabbe (“to grab”), Swedish grabba (“to grab”), Old English ġegræppian (“to seize”), Middle English grappen (“to feel with the hands; grope”), Macedonian грабне (grabne, “to snatch”), Bulgarian грабя (grabja, “to rob, to grab”).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "grabs",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "grabbing",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "grabbed",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "grabbed",
"tags": [
"past"
]
}
],
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"args": {},
"expansion": "grab (third-person singular simple present grabs, present participle grabbing, simple past and past participle grabbed)",
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}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "I grabbed her hand to pull her back from the cliff edge.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter VII, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y., London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:",
"text": "Old Applegate, in the stern, just set and looked at me, and Lord James, amidship, waved both arms and kept hollering for help. I took a couple of everlasting big strokes and managed to grab hold of the skiff's rail, close to the stern.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To grip suddenly; to seize; to clutch."
],
"id": "en-grab-en-verb-29xeahAl",
"links": [
[
"seize",
"seize"
],
[
"clutch",
"clutch"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To grip suddenly; to seize; to clutch."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "71 2 17 3 5 1 2",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "masaka",
"sense": "to seize",
"word": "مَسَكَ"
},
{
"_dis1": "71 2 17 3 5 1 2",
"code": "arz",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "misik",
"sense": "to seize",
"tags": [
"Egyptian-Arabic"
],
"word": "مسك"
},
{
"_dis1": "71 2 17 3 5 1 2",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to seize",
"word": "qapmaq"
},
{
"_dis1": "71 2 17 3 5 1 2",
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "to seize",
"word": "heldu"
},
{
"_dis1": "71 2 17 3 5 1 2",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "hvaštam",
"sense": "to seize",
"word": "хващам"
},
{
"_dis1": "71 2 17 3 5 1 2",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "ulavjam",
"sense": "to seize",
"word": "улавям"
},
{
"_dis1": "71 2 17 3 5 1 2",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to seize",
"word": "agafar"
},
{
"_dis1": "71 2 17 3 5 1 2",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to seize",
"word": "preni"
},
{
"_dis1": "71 2 17 3 5 1 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to seize",
"word": "napata"
},
{
"_dis1": "71 2 17 3 5 1 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to seize",
"word": "siepata"
},
{
"_dis1": "71 2 17 3 5 1 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to seize",
"word": "tarttua"
},
{
"_dis1": "71 2 17 3 5 1 2",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to seize",
"word": "saisir"
},
{
"_dis1": "71 2 17 3 5 1 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to seize",
"word": "greifen"
},
{
"_dis1": "71 2 17 3 5 1 2",
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "greipan",
"sense": "to seize",
"word": "𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌽"
},
{
"_dis1": "71 2 17 3 5 1 2",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "harpázō",
"sense": "to seize",
"word": "ἁρπάζω"
},
{
"_dis1": "71 2 17 3 5 1 2",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "tafás",
"sense": "to seize",
"word": "תָּפַס"
},
{
"_dis1": "71 2 17 3 5 1 2",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to seize",
"word": "megragad"
},
{
"_dis1": "71 2 17 3 5 1 2",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to seize",
"word": "afferrare"
},
{
"_dis1": "71 2 17 3 5 1 2",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to seize",
"word": "cogliere"
},
{
"_dis1": "71 2 17 3 5 1 2",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to seize",
"word": "agguantare"
},
{
"_dis1": "71 2 17 3 5 1 2",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "prɑvaa",
"sense": "to seize",
"word": "ប្រវា"
},
{
"_dis1": "71 2 17 3 5 1 2",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "ktɔɔp",
"sense": "to seize",
"word": "ខ្ទប"
},
{
"_dis1": "71 2 17 3 5 1 2",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to seize",
"word": "rapiō"
},
{
"_dis1": "71 2 17 3 5 1 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to seize",
"word": "hiko"
},
{
"_dis1": "71 2 17 3 5 1 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to seize",
"word": "kapokapo"
},
{
"_dis1": "71 2 17 3 5 1 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to seize",
"word": "kōwhakiwhaki"
},
{
"_dis1": "71 2 17 3 5 1 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to seize",
"word": "nanao"
},
{
"_dis1": "71 2 17 3 5 1 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to seize",
"word": "mamau"
},
{
"_dis1": "71 2 17 3 5 1 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to seize",
"word": "apo"
},
{
"_dis1": "71 2 17 3 5 1 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to seize",
"word": "aurara"
},
{
"_dis1": "71 2 17 3 5 1 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to seize",
"word": "nao"
},
{
"_dis1": "71 2 17 3 5 1 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to seize",
"word": "rarau"
},
{
"_dis1": "71 2 17 3 5 1 2",
"code": "mhr",
"lang": "Eastern Mari",
"roman": "avaltaš",
"sense": "to seize",
"word": "авалташ"
},
{
"_dis1": "71 2 17 3 5 1 2",
"code": "mwl",
"lang": "Mirandese",
"sense": "to seize",
"word": "agarrar"
},
{
"_dis1": "71 2 17 3 5 1 2",
"code": "wni",
"lang": "Ndzwani Comorian",
"sense": "to seize",
"word": "husika"
},
{
"_dis1": "71 2 17 3 5 1 2",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to seize",
"word": "agafar"
},
{
"_dis1": "71 2 17 3 5 1 2",
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to seize",
"word": "grīpan"
},
{
"_dis1": "71 2 17 3 5 1 2",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to seize",
"word": "agarrar"
},
{
"_dis1": "71 2 17 3 5 1 2",
"code": "qu",
"lang": "Quechua",
"sense": "to seize",
"word": "chariy"
},
{
"_dis1": "71 2 17 3 5 1 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "xvatátʹ",
"sense": "to seize",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "хвата́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "71 2 17 3 5 1 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "sxvátyvatʹ",
"sense": "to seize",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "схва́тывать"
},
{
"_dis1": "71 2 17 3 5 1 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "sxvatítʹ",
"sense": "to seize",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "схвати́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "71 2 17 3 5 1 2",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to seize",
"word": "asir"
},
{
"_dis1": "71 2 17 3 5 1 2",
"code": "sv",
"english": "tag",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to seize",
"word": "ta"
},
{
"_dis1": "71 2 17 3 5 1 2",
"code": "sv",
"english": "tag",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to seize",
"word": "gripa"
},
{
"_dis1": "71 2 17 3 5 1 2",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to seize",
"word": "grabba"
},
{
"_dis1": "71 2 17 3 5 1 2",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "to seize",
"word": "kunin"
},
{
"_dis1": "71 2 17 3 5 1 2",
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "kwáa",
"sense": "to seize",
"word": "คว้า"
},
{
"_dis1": "71 2 17 3 5 1 2",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to seize",
"word": "kapmak"
},
{
"_dis1": "71 2 17 3 5 1 2",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "sxópljuvaty",
"sense": "to seize",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "схо́плювати"
},
{
"_dis1": "71 2 17 3 5 1 2",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "sxopýty",
"sense": "to seize",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "схопи́ти"
},
{
"_dis1": "71 2 17 3 5 1 2",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to seize",
"word": "chộp lấy"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "The suspect suddenly broke free and grabbed at the policeman's gun.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)."
],
"id": "en-grab-en-verb-cNZAlrR2",
"links": [
[
"sudden",
"sudden"
],
[
"grasp",
"grasp"
],
[
"clutch",
"clutch"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive) To make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)."
],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "3 93 1 0 1 1 0",
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "rrëmbej"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 93 1 0 1 1 0",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "qabaḍa",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "قَبَضَ"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 93 1 0 1 1 0",
"code": "rup",
"lang": "Aromanian",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "apuc"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 93 1 0 1 1 0",
"code": "rup",
"lang": "Aromanian",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "prindu"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 93 1 0 1 1 0",
"code": "bn",
"lang": "Bengali",
"roman": "dhora",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "ধরা"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 93 1 0 1 1 0",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "sgrabčvam",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "сграбчвам"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 93 1 0 1 1 0",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "zhuāzhù",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "抓住"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 93 1 0 1 1 0",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "chytit"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 93 1 0 1 1 0",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "uchopit"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 93 1 0 1 1 0",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "grijpen"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 93 1 0 1 1 0",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "ekkapti"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 93 1 0 1 1 0",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "tarttua"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 93 1 0 1 1 0",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "tarrata"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 93 1 0 1 1 0",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "attraper"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 93 1 0 1 1 0",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "empoigner"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 93 1 0 1 1 0",
"code": "sdn",
"lang": "Gallurese",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "affarrà"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 93 1 0 1 1 0",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "greifen"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 93 1 0 1 1 0",
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "hakkiissa"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 93 1 0 1 1 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "afferrare"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 93 1 0 1 1 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "arraffare"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 93 1 0 1 1 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "agguantare"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 93 1 0 1 1 0",
"alt": "つかむ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "tsukamu",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "掴む"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 93 1 0 1 1 0",
"code": "kea",
"lang": "Kabuverdianu",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "rabata"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 93 1 0 1 1 0",
"code": "kea",
"lang": "Kabuverdianu",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "rebatá"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 93 1 0 1 1 0",
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "girtin"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 93 1 0 1 1 0",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "sumo"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 93 1 0 1 1 0",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "capio"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 93 1 0 1 1 0",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "prehendo"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 93 1 0 1 1 0",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "mamau"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 93 1 0 1 1 0",
"code": "mwl",
"lang": "Mirandese",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "agarrar"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 93 1 0 1 1 0",
"code": "frr",
"lang": "North Frisian",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "gripe"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 93 1 0 1 1 0",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "gereftan",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "گرفتن"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 93 1 0 1 1 0",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "wyrywać"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 93 1 0 1 1 0",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "porywać"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 93 1 0 1 1 0",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "chwytać"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 93 1 0 1 1 0",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "złapać"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 93 1 0 1 1 0",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "pegar"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 93 1 0 1 1 0",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "agarrar"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 93 1 0 1 1 0",
"code": "qu",
"lang": "Quechua",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "hap'iy"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 93 1 0 1 1 0",
"code": "qu",
"lang": "Quechua",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "chariy"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 93 1 0 1 1 0",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "apuca"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 93 1 0 1 1 0",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "sxvátyvatʹ",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "схва́тывать"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 93 1 0 1 1 0",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "xvatátʹ",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "хвата́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 93 1 0 1 1 0",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "sxvatítʹ",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "схвати́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 93 1 0 1 1 0",
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Campidanese Sardinian",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "afferrài"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 93 1 0 1 1 0",
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Sardinian",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"tags": [
"Logudorese"
],
"word": "aggaffare"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 93 1 0 1 1 0",
"code": "sdc",
"lang": "Sassarese",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "agguantà"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 93 1 0 1 1 0",
"code": "shn",
"lang": "Shan",
"roman": "nyáup",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "ၺွပ်း"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 93 1 0 1 1 0",
"code": "shn",
"lang": "Shan",
"roman": "yáup",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "ယွပ်း"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 93 1 0 1 1 0",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "agarrar"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 93 1 0 1 1 0",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "gripa"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 93 1 0 1 1 0",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "ta tag i"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 93 1 0 1 1 0",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "kunin"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 93 1 0 1 1 0",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "yakalamak"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 93 1 0 1 1 0",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "kabzetmek"
}
]
},
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"glosses": [
"To restrain someone; to arrest."
],
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"links": [
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"restrain",
"restrain"
],
[
"arrest",
"arrest"
]
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{
"_dis1": "6 0 91 1 1 0 0",
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "to restrain someone; to arrest",
"word": "kap"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 0 91 1 1 0 0",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "arestuvam",
"sense": "to restrain someone; to arrest",
"word": "арестувам"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 0 91 1 1 0 0",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "zadǎržam",
"sense": "to restrain someone; to arrest",
"word": "задържам"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 0 91 1 1 0 0",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to restrain someone; to arrest",
"word": "pidättää"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 0 91 1 1 0 0",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to restrain someone; to arrest",
"word": "vangita"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 0 91 1 1 0 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to restrain someone; to arrest",
"word": "arrestare"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 0 91 1 1 0 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to restrain someone; to arrest",
"word": "trattenere"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 0 91 1 1 0 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to restrain someone; to arrest",
"word": "catturare"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 0 91 1 1 0 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to restrain someone; to arrest",
"word": "acchiappare"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 0 91 1 1 0 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to restrain someone; to arrest",
"word": "acciuffare"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 0 91 1 1 0 0",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to restrain someone; to arrest",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "powstrzymać"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 0 91 1 1 0 0",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to restrain someone; to arrest",
"word": "prender"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 0 91 1 1 0 0",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to restrain someone; to arrest",
"word": "deter"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 0 91 1 1 0 0",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "xvatátʹ",
"sense": "to restrain someone; to arrest",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "хвата́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 0 91 1 1 0 0",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "sxvatítʹ",
"sense": "to restrain someone; to arrest",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "схвати́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 0 91 1 1 0 0",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "arestovátʹ",
"sense": "to restrain someone; to arrest",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "арестова́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 0 91 1 1 0 0",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to restrain someone; to arrest",
"word": "detener"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 0 91 1 1 0 0",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to restrain someone; to arrest",
"word": "arrestar"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 0 91 1 1 0 0",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to restrain someone; to arrest",
"word": "gripa"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 0 91 1 1 0 0",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to restrain someone; to arrest",
"word": "arrestera"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 0 91 1 1 0 0",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "to restrain someone; to arrest",
"word": "arestuhin"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 0 91 1 1 0 0",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to restrain someone; to arrest",
"word": "yakalamak"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 0 91 1 1 0 0",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to restrain someone; to arrest",
"word": "ele geçirmek"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 0 91 1 1 0 0",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to restrain someone; to arrest",
"word": "tevkif etmek"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "How does that idea grab you?",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "1992, “The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite”, in Automatic for the People, performed by R.E.M.:",
"text": "Baby, instant soup doesn't really grab me\nToday I need something more substantial",
"type": "quote"
}
],
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"To grip the attention of; to enthrall or interest."
],
"id": "en-grab-en-verb-5D9d~xVb",
"links": [
[
"grip",
"grip"
],
[
"attention",
"attention"
],
[
"enthrall",
"enthrall"
],
[
"interest",
"interest"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To grip the attention of; to enthrall or interest."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
],
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{
"_dis1": "9 1 3 84 2 1 0",
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "to grip the attention; to enthrall",
"word": "kap"
},
{
"_dis1": "9 1 3 84 2 1 0",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "zavladjavam",
"sense": "to grip the attention; to enthrall",
"word": "завладявам"
},
{
"_dis1": "9 1 3 84 2 1 0",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to grip the attention; to enthrall",
"word": "vangita"
},
{
"_dis1": "9 1 3 84 2 1 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to grip the attention; to enthrall",
"word": "attirare"
},
{
"_dis1": "9 1 3 84 2 1 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to grip the attention; to enthrall",
"word": "catturare"
},
{
"_dis1": "9 1 3 84 2 1 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to grip the attention; to enthrall",
"word": "interessare"
},
{
"_dis1": "9 1 3 84 2 1 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to grip the attention; to enthrall",
"word": "avvincere"
},
{
"_dis1": "9 1 3 84 2 1 0",
"alt": "внимание",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"sense": "to grip the attention; to enthrall",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "захва́тывать"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Come in and grab a seat [i.e. sit down].",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "1987, James Grady, Just a Shot Away, Bantam, page 117:",
"text": "\"I'll just grab my jacket,\" said Manh-Hung.",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "1999, Jillian Dagg, Racing Hearts, Thomas Bouregy & Co., page 105:",
"text": "Hardly believing that Rafe actually planned to relax for a while, Kate nodded. \"All right. Fine. I'll just go grab my purse.\"",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "2009, Mike Taylor, A Thousand Sleeps,, Tate Publishing, page 216:",
"text": "He looked at Albert and Ben, and then back to Nurse Allen. \"I'll just grab my gear and be right back.\"",
"type": "quote"
}
],
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"To quickly collect, retrieve, or take."
],
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[
"quickly",
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],
[
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],
[
"retrieve",
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]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(informal) To quickly collect, retrieve, or take."
],
"tags": [
"informal"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "We'll just grab a sandwich and then we'll be on our way.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "Is there time to grab a coffee?",
"type": "example"
}
],
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"To consume something quickly."
],
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[
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"consume"
],
[
"something",
"something"
],
[
"quickly",
"quickly"
]
],
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"(informal) To consume something quickly."
],
"tags": [
"informal"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "2012 May 19, Paul Fletcher, “Blackpool 1-2 West Ham”, in BBC Sport:",
"text": "Both teams wasted good opportunities to score but it was the London side who did grab what proved to be the decisive third when the unmarked Vaz Te, a January signing from Barnsley, drilled the ball into the net from 12 yards.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To take the opportunity of."
],
"id": "en-grab-en-verb-b-CRm4Th"
}
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},
{
"audio": "En-us-grab.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/0f/En-us-grab.ogg/En-us-grab.ogg.mp3",
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"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "attention-grabbing"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "bash and grab"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "cash grab"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "double grab"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "grab and go"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "grab-and-go"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "grab and run"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "grab-ass"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "grab ass"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "grab at"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "grab at a straw"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "grab at straws"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "grabbable"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "grab-bag"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "grab bag"
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{
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"word": "grab bar"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "grabble"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "grab box"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "grab bucket"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "grab by the horns"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "grab by the lapels"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "grab by the short hairs"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "grab game"
},
{
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"word": "grab hag"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "grab handle"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "grab hoe"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "grab hold"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "grab iron"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "grab off"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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{
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"word": "grab rail"
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"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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{
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"word": "grab sample"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "grab some pine"
},
{
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},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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},
{
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{
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{
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},
{
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},
{
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"word": "land grab"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "power grab"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "smash and grab"
},
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{
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "ungrab"
},
{
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},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wreck grab"
}
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"expansion": "",
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{
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{
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{
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"2": "𐬔𐬭𐬀𐬠",
"3": "",
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{
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"3": "",
"4": "to grab"
},
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},
{
"args": {
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"3": "",
"4": "to grab"
},
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{
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"2": "ġegræppian",
"3": "",
"4": "to seize"
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"name": "cog"
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{
"args": {
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"3": "",
"4": "to snatch"
},
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"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
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"3": "",
"4": "to rob, to grab"
},
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"name": "cog"
}
],
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]
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"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "ধরা"
},
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "sgrabčvam",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "сграбчвам"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "zhuāzhù",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "抓住"
},
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "chytit"
},
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
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"code": "nl",
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"word": "grijpen"
},
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"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "ekkapti"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "tarttua"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "tarrata"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "attraper"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "empoigner"
},
{
"code": "sdn",
"lang": "Gallurese",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "affarrà"
},
{
"code": "de",
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"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "greifen"
},
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"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "hakkiissa"
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "afferrare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "arraffare"
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"code": "it",
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"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "tsukamu",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "掴む"
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"code": "kea",
"lang": "Kabuverdianu",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "rabata"
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{
"code": "kea",
"lang": "Kabuverdianu",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "rebatá"
},
{
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "girtin"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "sumo"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "capio"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "prehendo"
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{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "mamau"
},
{
"code": "mwl",
"lang": "Mirandese",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "agarrar"
},
{
"code": "frr",
"lang": "North Frisian",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "gripe"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "gereftan",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "گرفتن"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "wyrywać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "porywać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "chwytać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "złapać"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "pegar"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "agarrar"
},
{
"code": "qu",
"lang": "Quechua",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "hap'iy"
},
{
"code": "qu",
"lang": "Quechua",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "chariy"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "apuca"
},
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "sxvátyvatʹ",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "схва́тывать"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
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"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"tags": [
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"word": "хвата́ть"
},
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "sxvatítʹ",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"tags": [
"perfective"
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"word": "схвати́ть"
},
{
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Campidanese Sardinian",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "afferrài"
},
{
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Sardinian",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"tags": [
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"word": "aggaffare"
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{
"code": "sdc",
"lang": "Sassarese",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "agguantà"
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"code": "shn",
"lang": "Shan",
"roman": "nyáup",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "ၺွပ်း"
},
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"code": "shn",
"lang": "Shan",
"roman": "yáup",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "ယွပ်း"
},
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "agarrar"
},
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "gripa"
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "ta tag i"
},
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"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "kunin"
},
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"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "yakalamak"
},
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"code": "tr",
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"sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
"word": "kabzetmek"
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"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "to restrain someone; to arrest",
"word": "kap"
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{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "arestuvam",
"sense": "to restrain someone; to arrest",
"word": "арестувам"
},
{
"code": "bg",
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"roman": "zadǎržam",
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"word": "задържам"
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{
"code": "fi",
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"word": "pidättää"
},
{
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "to restrain someone; to arrest",
"word": "vangita"
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{
"code": "it",
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"code": "it",
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"code": "it",
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"code": "it",
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"code": "it",
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"code": "pt",
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"code": "pt",
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"code": "ru",
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"code": "tr",
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"code": "tr",
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"(countable) A sudden snatch at something."
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"An acquisition by violent or unjust means."
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"(countable) A mechanical device that grabs or clutches.",
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"ref": "2008, Melissa Agnew, Here is the (Australian) News:",
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"That which is seized."
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"(obsolete) That which is seized."
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"A simple card game."
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"(uncountable) A simple card game."
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"sense": "the act of grabbing something or someone",
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"code": "hu",
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "the act of grabbing something or someone",
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"feminine"
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"code": "it",
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"masculine"
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"code": "it",
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "the act of grabbing something or someone",
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"masculine"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
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"sense": "the act of grabbing something or someone",
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"masculine"
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"word": "захва́т"
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"sense": "the act of grabbing something or someone",
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"sense": "a mechanical device that grabs",
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"code": "ca",
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"code": "fi",
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"code": "de",
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "a mechanical device that grabs",
"word": "markológép"
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{
"code": "it",
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"sense": "a mechanical device that grabs",
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"feminine"
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"code": "it",
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