"grab" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɡɹæb/ Audio: En-us-grab.ogg [US] Forms: grabs [plural]
Rhymes: -æb Etymology: 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-. See also Sanskrit गृह्णाति (gṛhṇā́ti), गृभ्णाति (gṛbhṇā́ti, “he seizes”), Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬡 (gar^əβ, “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”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*gʰrebʰ-}}, {{bor|en|dum|grabben||to grab}} Middle Dutch grabben (“to grab”), {{bor|en|gml|-}} Middle Low German, {{m|nds|grabben||to snap}} grabben (“to snap”), {{der|en|odt|-}} Old Dutch, {{der|en|osx|gravan}} Old Saxon gravan, {{der|en|gmw-pro|*graban}} Proto-West Germanic *graban, {{der|en|gem-pro|*grabaną|*grab-}} Proto-Germanic *grab-, {{der|en|ine-pro|*gʰrebʰ-}} Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebʰ-, {{cog|sa|गृह्णाति|tr=gṛhṇā́ti}} Sanskrit गृह्णाति (gṛhṇā́ti), {{m|sa|गृभ्णाति||he seizes|tr=gṛbhṇā́ti}} गृभ्णाति (gṛbhṇā́ti, “he seizes”), {{cog|ae|𐬔𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬡||to seize}} Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬡 (gar^əβ, “to seize”), {{cog|da|grabbe||to grab}} Danish grabbe (“to grab”), {{cog|sv|grabba||to grab}} Swedish grabba (“to grab”), {{cog|ang|ġegræppian||to seize}} Old English ġegræppian (“to seize”), {{cog|enm|grappen|t=to feel with the hands; grope}} Middle English grappen (“to feel with the hands; grope”), {{cog|mk|грабне||to snatch}} Macedonian грабне (grabne, “to snatch”), {{cog|bg|грабя||to rob, to grab}} Bulgarian грабя (grabja, “to rob, to grab”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} grab (countable and uncountable, plural grabs)
  1. (countable) A sudden snatch at something. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-grab-en-noun-Zt-3bceD
  2. (countable) An acquisition by violent or unjust means. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-grab-en-noun-S7PHZiXJ
  3. (countable) A mechanical device that grabs or clutches. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-grab-en-noun-gpjbz5yR
  4. (countable) A mechanical device that grabs or clutches.
    A device for withdrawing drills, etc., from artesian and other wells that are drilled, bored, or driven.
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-grab-en-noun-00C9OumG
  5. (countable, media) A sound bite. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Media
    Sense id: en-grab-en-noun-ktJHSRev Topics: media
  6. (obsolete) That which is seized. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-grab-en-noun-DdyALZ1C
  7. (uncountable) A simple card game. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-grab-en-noun-u-oEv6js
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: catch, clutch, grasp, seize, snatch Translations (a mechanical device that grabs): kapëse (Albanian), екскаватор (ekskavator) [masculine] (Bulgarian), agafador [masculine] (Catalan), koura (Finnish), Greifer [masculine] (German), markológép (Hungarian), benna [feminine] (Italian), ruspa [feminine] (Italian), calamita [feminine] (Italian), chwytak [masculine] (Polish), agarrador [masculine] (Portuguese), захва́т (zaxvát) [masculine] (Russian) Translations (the act of grabbing something or someone): kapje (Albanian), مَسْك (mask) [masculine] (Arabic), قَبْض (qabḍ) [masculine] (Arabic), zəbt (Azerbaijani), хващане (hvaštane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), сграбчване (sgrabčvane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), agafament [masculine] (Catalan), tarttuminen (Finnish), megragadás (Hungarian), megfogás (Hungarian), presa [feminine] (Italian), appiglio [masculine] (Italian), accaparramento [masculine] (Italian), agarramento [masculine] (Portuguese), захва́т (zaxvát) [masculine] (Russian), захва́т (zaxvát) (Ukrainian), захо́плення (zaxóplennja) (Ukrainian)

Noun

IPA: /ɡɹæb/ Audio: En-us-grab.ogg [US] Forms: grabs [plural]
Rhymes: -æb Etymology: Arabic غُرَاب (ḡurāb) and Hindi ghurb?: crow, raven, a kind of Arab ship. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ar|غُرَاب}} Arabic غُرَاب (ḡurāb), {{der|en|hi|-}} Hindi, {{root|en|ar|غ ر ب}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} grab (plural grabs)
  1. A two- or three-masted vessel used on the Malabar coast. Synonyms: gurab
    Sense id: en-grab-en-noun-dN8vVJmT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ɡɹæb/ Audio: En-us-grab.ogg [US] Forms: grabs [present, singular, third-person], grabbing [participle, present], grabbed [participle, past], grabbed [past]
Rhymes: -æb Etymology: 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-. See also Sanskrit गृह्णाति (gṛhṇā́ti), गृभ्णाति (gṛbhṇā́ti, “he seizes”), Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬡 (gar^əβ, “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”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*gʰrebʰ-}}, {{bor|en|dum|grabben||to grab}} Middle Dutch grabben (“to grab”), {{bor|en|gml|-}} Middle Low German, {{m|nds|grabben||to snap}} grabben (“to snap”), {{der|en|odt|-}} Old Dutch, {{der|en|osx|gravan}} Old Saxon gravan, {{der|en|gmw-pro|*graban}} Proto-West Germanic *graban, {{der|en|gem-pro|*grabaną|*grab-}} Proto-Germanic *grab-, {{der|en|ine-pro|*gʰrebʰ-}} Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebʰ-, {{cog|sa|गृह्णाति|tr=gṛhṇā́ti}} Sanskrit गृह्णाति (gṛhṇā́ti), {{m|sa|गृभ्णाति||he seizes|tr=gṛbhṇā́ti}} गृभ्णाति (gṛbhṇā́ti, “he seizes”), {{cog|ae|𐬔𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬡||to seize}} Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬡 (gar^əβ, “to seize”), {{cog|da|grabbe||to grab}} Danish grabbe (“to grab”), {{cog|sv|grabba||to grab}} Swedish grabba (“to grab”), {{cog|ang|ġegræppian||to seize}} Old English ġegræppian (“to seize”), {{cog|enm|grappen|t=to feel with the hands; grope}} Middle English grappen (“to feel with the hands; grope”), {{cog|mk|грабне||to snatch}} Macedonian грабне (grabne, “to snatch”), {{cog|bg|грабя||to rob, to grab}} Bulgarian грабя (grabja, “to rob, to grab”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} grab (third-person singular simple present grabs, present participle grabbing, simple past and past participle grabbed)
  1. (transitive) To grip suddenly; to seize; to clutch. Tags: transitive Translations (to seize): ἁρπάζω (harpázō) (Ancient Greek), مَسَكَ (masaka) (Arabic), مسك (misik) [Egyptian-Arabic] (Arabic), qapmaq (Azerbaijani), heldu (Basque), хващам (hvaštam) (Bulgarian), улавям (ulavjam) (Bulgarian), preni (Esperanto), napata (Finnish), siepata (Finnish), tarttua (Finnish), saisir (French), greifen (German), 𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌽 (greipan) (Gothic), תָּפַס (tafás) (Hebrew), megragad (Hungarian), afferrare (Italian), cogliere (Italian), agguantare (Italian), ប្រវា (prɑvaa) (Khmer), ខ្ទប (ktɔɔp) (Khmer), rapiō (Latin), hiko (Maori), kapokapo (Maori), kōwhakiwhaki (Maori), nanao (Maori), mamau (Maori), apo (Maori), aurara (Maori), nao (Maori), rarau (Maori), agarrar (Mirandese), husika (Ndzwani Comorian), grīpan (Old English), agarrar (Portuguese), chariy (Quechua), хвата́ть (xvatátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), схва́тывать (sxvátyvatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), схвати́ть (sxvatítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), asir (Spanish), ta (english: tag) (Swedish), gripa (english: tag) (Swedish), grabba (Swedish), kunin (Tagalog), คว้า (kwáa) (Thai), kapmak (Turkish), схо́плювати (sxópljuvaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), схопи́ти (sxopýty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), chộp lấy (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-grab-en-verb-29xeahAl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 5 9 5 9 5 14 Disambiguation of 'to seize': 71 2 18 3 4 1 2
  2. (intransitive) To make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something). Tags: intransitive Translations (to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)): rrëmbej (Albanian), قَبَضَ (qabaḍa) (Arabic), apuc (Aromanian), prindu (Aromanian), ধরা (dhora) (Bengali), сграбчвам (sgrabčvam) (Bulgarian), afferrài (Campidanese Sardinian), 抓住 (zhuāzhù) (Chinese Mandarin), chytit (Czech), uchopit (Czech), grijpen (Dutch), ekkapti (Esperanto), tarttua (Finnish), tarrata (Finnish), attraper (French), empoigner (French), affarrà (Gallurese), greifen (German), hakkiissa (Ingrian), afferrare (Italian), arraffare (Italian), agguantare (Italian), 掴む (tsukamu) (alt: つかむ) (Japanese), rabata (Kabuverdianu), rebatá (Kabuverdianu), sumo (Latin), capio (Latin), prehendo (Latin), mamau (Maori), agarrar (Mirandese), gripe (North Frisian), girtin (Northern Kurdish), گرفتن (gereftan) (Persian), wyrywać (Polish), porywać (Polish), chwytać (Polish), złapać (Polish), pegar (Portuguese), agarrar (Portuguese), hap'iy (Quechua), chariy (Quechua), apuca (Romanian), схва́тывать (sxvátyvatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), хвата́ть (xvatátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), схвати́ть (sxvatítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), aggaffare [Logudorese] (Sardinian), agguantà (Sassarese), ၺွပ်း (nyáup) (Shan), ယွပ်း (yáup) (Shan), agarrar (Spanish), gripa (Swedish), ta tag i (Swedish), kunin (Tagalog), yakalamak (Turkish), kabzetmek (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-grab-en-verb-cNZAlrR2 Disambiguation of 'to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)': 4 92 1 0 1 1 0
  3. To restrain someone; to arrest. Translations (to restrain someone; to arrest): kap (Albanian), арестувам (arestuvam) (Bulgarian), задържам (zadǎržam) (Bulgarian), pidättää (Finnish), vangita (Finnish), arrestare (Italian), trattenere (Italian), catturare (Italian), acchiappare (Italian), acciuffare (Italian), powstrzymać [perfective] (Polish), prender (Portuguese), deter (Portuguese), хвата́ть (xvatátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), схвати́ть (sxvatítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), арестова́ть (arestovátʹ) [perfective] (Russian), detener (Spanish), arrestar (Spanish), gripa (Swedish), arrestera (Swedish), arestuhin (Tagalog), yakalamak (Turkish), ele geçirmek (Turkish), tevkif etmek (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-grab-en-verb-ugxSqT13 Disambiguation of 'to restrain someone; to arrest': 6 0 91 1 1 0 0
  4. (transitive) To grip the attention of; to enthrall or interest. Tags: transitive Translations (to grip the attention; to enthrall): kap (Albanian), завладявам (zavladjavam) (Bulgarian), vangita (Finnish), attirare (Italian), catturare (Italian), interessare (Italian), avvincere (Italian), захва́тывать (alt: внимание) [imperfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-grab-en-verb-5D9d~xVb Disambiguation of 'to grip the attention; to enthrall': 9 1 3 83 3 1 0
  5. (informal) To quickly collect, retrieve, or take. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-grab-en-verb-A7gYZwI1
  6. (informal) To consume something quickly. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-grab-en-verb-GwIVlwoQ
  7. To take the opportunity of.
    Sense id: en-grab-en-verb-b-CRm4Th
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "(transitive) To grip suddenly; to seize; to clutch."
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          "sense": "to seize",
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          "sense": "to seize",
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          "roman": "greipan",
          "sense": "to seize",
          "word": "𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌽"
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          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "harpázō",
          "sense": "to seize",
          "word": "ἁρπάζω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 2 18 3 4 1 2",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "tafás",
          "sense": "to seize",
          "word": "תָּפַס"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 2 18 3 4 1 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to seize",
          "word": "megragad"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 2 18 3 4 1 2",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to seize",
          "word": "afferrare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 2 18 3 4 1 2",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to seize",
          "word": "cogliere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 2 18 3 4 1 2",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to seize",
          "word": "agguantare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 2 18 3 4 1 2",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "prɑvaa",
          "sense": "to seize",
          "word": "ប្រវា"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 2 18 3 4 1 2",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "ktɔɔp",
          "sense": "to seize",
          "word": "ខ្ទប"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 2 18 3 4 1 2",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to seize",
          "word": "rapiō"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 2 18 3 4 1 2",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to seize",
          "word": "hiko"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 2 18 3 4 1 2",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to seize",
          "word": "kapokapo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 2 18 3 4 1 2",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to seize",
          "word": "kōwhakiwhaki"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 2 18 3 4 1 2",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to seize",
          "word": "nanao"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 2 18 3 4 1 2",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to seize",
          "word": "mamau"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 2 18 3 4 1 2",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to seize",
          "word": "apo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 2 18 3 4 1 2",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to seize",
          "word": "aurara"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 2 18 3 4 1 2",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to seize",
          "word": "nao"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 2 18 3 4 1 2",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to seize",
          "word": "rarau"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 2 18 3 4 1 2",
          "code": "mwl",
          "lang": "Mirandese",
          "sense": "to seize",
          "word": "agarrar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 2 18 3 4 1 2",
          "code": "wni",
          "lang": "Ndzwani Comorian",
          "sense": "to seize",
          "word": "husika"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 2 18 3 4 1 2",
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "to seize",
          "word": "grīpan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 2 18 3 4 1 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to seize",
          "word": "agarrar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 2 18 3 4 1 2",
          "code": "qu",
          "lang": "Quechua",
          "sense": "to seize",
          "word": "chariy"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 2 18 3 4 1 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "xvatátʹ",
          "sense": "to seize",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "хвата́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 2 18 3 4 1 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "sxvátyvatʹ",
          "sense": "to seize",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "схва́тывать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 2 18 3 4 1 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "sxvatítʹ",
          "sense": "to seize",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "схвати́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 2 18 3 4 1 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to seize",
          "word": "asir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 2 18 3 4 1 2",
          "code": "sv",
          "english": "tag",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to seize",
          "word": "ta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 2 18 3 4 1 2",
          "code": "sv",
          "english": "tag",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to seize",
          "word": "gripa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 2 18 3 4 1 2",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to seize",
          "word": "grabba"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 2 18 3 4 1 2",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "to seize",
          "word": "kunin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 2 18 3 4 1 2",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "kwáa",
          "sense": "to seize",
          "word": "คว้า"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 2 18 3 4 1 2",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to seize",
          "word": "kapmak"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 2 18 3 4 1 2",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "sxópljuvaty",
          "sense": "to seize",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "схо́плювати"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 2 18 3 4 1 2",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "sxopýty",
          "sense": "to seize",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "схопи́ти"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 2 18 3 4 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": "4 92 1 0 1 1 0",
          "code": "sq",
          "lang": "Albanian",
          "sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
          "word": "rrëmbej"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 92 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": "4 92 1 0 1 1 0",
          "code": "rup",
          "lang": "Aromanian",
          "sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
          "word": "apuc"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 92 1 0 1 1 0",
          "code": "rup",
          "lang": "Aromanian",
          "sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
          "word": "prindu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 92 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": "4 92 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": "4 92 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": "4 92 1 0 1 1 0",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
          "word": "chytit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 92 1 0 1 1 0",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
          "word": "uchopit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 92 1 0 1 1 0",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
          "word": "grijpen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 92 1 0 1 1 0",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
          "word": "ekkapti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 92 1 0 1 1 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
          "word": "tarttua"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 92 1 0 1 1 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
          "word": "tarrata"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 92 1 0 1 1 0",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
          "word": "attraper"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 92 1 0 1 1 0",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
          "word": "empoigner"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 92 1 0 1 1 0",
          "code": "sdn",
          "lang": "Gallurese",
          "sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
          "word": "affarrà"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 92 1 0 1 1 0",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
          "word": "greifen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 92 1 0 1 1 0",
          "code": "izh",
          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
          "word": "hakkiissa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 92 1 0 1 1 0",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
          "word": "afferrare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 92 1 0 1 1 0",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
          "word": "arraffare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 92 1 0 1 1 0",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
          "word": "agguantare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 92 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": "4 92 1 0 1 1 0",
          "code": "kea",
          "lang": "Kabuverdianu",
          "sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
          "word": "rabata"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 92 1 0 1 1 0",
          "code": "kea",
          "lang": "Kabuverdianu",
          "sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
          "word": "rebatá"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 92 1 0 1 1 0",
          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
          "word": "girtin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 92 1 0 1 1 0",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
          "word": "sumo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 92 1 0 1 1 0",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
          "word": "capio"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 92 1 0 1 1 0",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
          "word": "prehendo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 92 1 0 1 1 0",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
          "word": "mamau"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 92 1 0 1 1 0",
          "code": "mwl",
          "lang": "Mirandese",
          "sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
          "word": "agarrar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 92 1 0 1 1 0",
          "code": "frr",
          "lang": "North Frisian",
          "sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
          "word": "gripe"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 92 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": "4 92 1 0 1 1 0",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
          "word": "wyrywać"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 92 1 0 1 1 0",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
          "word": "porywać"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 92 1 0 1 1 0",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
          "word": "chwytać"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 92 1 0 1 1 0",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
          "word": "złapać"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 92 1 0 1 1 0",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
          "word": "pegar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 92 1 0 1 1 0",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
          "word": "agarrar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 92 1 0 1 1 0",
          "code": "qu",
          "lang": "Quechua",
          "sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
          "word": "hap'iy"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 92 1 0 1 1 0",
          "code": "qu",
          "lang": "Quechua",
          "sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
          "word": "chariy"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 92 1 0 1 1 0",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
          "word": "apuca"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 92 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": "4 92 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": "4 92 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": "4 92 1 0 1 1 0",
          "code": "sc",
          "lang": "Campidanese Sardinian",
          "sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
          "word": "afferrài"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 92 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": "4 92 1 0 1 1 0",
          "code": "sdc",
          "lang": "Sassarese",
          "sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
          "word": "agguantà"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 92 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": "4 92 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": "4 92 1 0 1 1 0",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
          "word": "agarrar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 92 1 0 1 1 0",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
          "word": "gripa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 92 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": "4 92 1 0 1 1 0",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
          "word": "kunin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 92 1 0 1 1 0",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
          "word": "yakalamak"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 92 1 0 1 1 0",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
          "word": "kabzetmek"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To restrain someone; to arrest."
      ],
      "id": "en-grab-en-verb-ugxSqT13",
      "links": [
        [
          "restrain",
          "restrain"
        ],
        [
          "arrest",
          "arrest"
        ]
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_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",
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          "text": "How does that idea grab you?"
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          "word": "завладявам"
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          "word": "vangita"
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          "word": "attirare"
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          "text": "Come in and grab a seat [i.e. sit down].",
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          "text": "\"I'll just grab my jacket,\" said Manh-Hung.",
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          "ref": "1999, Jillian Dagg, Racing Hearts, Thomas Bouregy & Co., page 105",
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        "(countable, media) A sound bite."
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        "media"
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        "That which is seized."
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        "(obsolete) That which is seized."
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        "countable",
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        "A simple card game."
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        "(uncountable) A simple card game."
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      "_dis1": "15 13 14 14 15 15 13",
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      "sense": "the act of grabbing something or someone",
      "word": "kapje"
    },
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "مَسْك"
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      "sense": "the act of grabbing something or someone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "قَبْض"
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      "_dis1": "15 13 14 14 15 15 13",
      "code": "az",
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      "sense": "the act of grabbing something or someone",
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    },
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      "lang": "Bulgarian",
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      "sense": "the act of grabbing something or someone",
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        "neuter"
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      "_dis1": "15 13 14 14 15 15 13",
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      "roman": "sgrabčvane",
      "sense": "the act of grabbing something or someone",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "сграбчване"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "15 13 14 14 15 15 13",
      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "the act of grabbing something or someone",
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "agafament"
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      "_dis1": "15 13 14 14 15 15 13",
      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "the act of grabbing something or someone",
      "word": "tarttuminen"
    },
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      "_dis1": "15 13 14 14 15 15 13",
      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "the act of grabbing something or someone",
      "word": "megragadás"
    },
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      "code": "hu",
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      "word": "megfogás"
    },
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "the act of grabbing something or someone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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      ],
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      ],
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      ],
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      ],
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      "word": "markológép"
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          "text": "How does that idea grab you?"
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          "ref": "1987, James Grady, Just a Shot Away, Bantam, page 117",
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          "ref": "1999, Jillian Dagg, Racing Hearts, Thomas Bouregy & Co., page 105",
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          "ref": "2009, Mike Taylor, A Thousand Sleeps,, Tate Publishing, page 216",
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        },
        {
          "text": "Is there time to grab a coffee?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To consume something quickly."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "consume",
          "consume"
        ],
        [
          "something",
          "something"
        ],
        [
          "quickly",
          "quickly"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) To consume something quickly."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "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": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To take the opportunity of."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡɹæb/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æb"
    },
    {
      "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",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0f/En-us-grab.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "masaka",
      "sense": "to seize",
      "word": "مَسَكَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "arz",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "misik",
      "sense": "to seize",
      "tags": [
        "Egyptian-Arabic"
      ],
      "word": "مسك"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "to seize",
      "word": "qapmaq"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "to seize",
      "word": "heldu"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "hvaštam",
      "sense": "to seize",
      "word": "хващам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "ulavjam",
      "sense": "to seize",
      "word": "улавям"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to seize",
      "word": "preni"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to seize",
      "word": "napata"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to seize",
      "word": "siepata"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to seize",
      "word": "tarttua"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to seize",
      "word": "saisir"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to seize",
      "word": "greifen"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "greipan",
      "sense": "to seize",
      "word": "𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌽"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "harpázō",
      "sense": "to seize",
      "word": "ἁρπάζω"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "tafás",
      "sense": "to seize",
      "word": "תָּפַס"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to seize",
      "word": "megragad"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to seize",
      "word": "afferrare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to seize",
      "word": "cogliere"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to seize",
      "word": "agguantare"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "prɑvaa",
      "sense": "to seize",
      "word": "ប្រវា"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "ktɔɔp",
      "sense": "to seize",
      "word": "ខ្ទប"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to seize",
      "word": "rapiō"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to seize",
      "word": "hiko"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to seize",
      "word": "kapokapo"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to seize",
      "word": "kōwhakiwhaki"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to seize",
      "word": "nanao"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to seize",
      "word": "mamau"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to seize",
      "word": "apo"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to seize",
      "word": "aurara"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to seize",
      "word": "nao"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to seize",
      "word": "rarau"
    },
    {
      "code": "mwl",
      "lang": "Mirandese",
      "sense": "to seize",
      "word": "agarrar"
    },
    {
      "code": "wni",
      "lang": "Ndzwani Comorian",
      "sense": "to seize",
      "word": "husika"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "to seize",
      "word": "grīpan"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to seize",
      "word": "agarrar"
    },
    {
      "code": "qu",
      "lang": "Quechua",
      "sense": "to seize",
      "word": "chariy"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "xvatátʹ",
      "sense": "to seize",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "хвата́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sxvátyvatʹ",
      "sense": "to seize",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "схва́тывать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sxvatítʹ",
      "sense": "to seize",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "схвати́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to seize",
      "word": "asir"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "english": "tag",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to seize",
      "word": "ta"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "english": "tag",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to seize",
      "word": "gripa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to seize",
      "word": "grabba"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "to seize",
      "word": "kunin"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "kwáa",
      "sense": "to seize",
      "word": "คว้า"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to seize",
      "word": "kapmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "sxópljuvaty",
      "sense": "to seize",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "схо́плювати"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "sxopýty",
      "sense": "to seize",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "схопи́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to seize",
      "word": "chộp lấy"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
      "word": "rrëmbej"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "qabaḍa",
      "sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
      "word": "قَبَضَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "rup",
      "lang": "Aromanian",
      "sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
      "word": "apuc"
    },
    {
      "code": "rup",
      "lang": "Aromanian",
      "sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
      "word": "prindu"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "dhora",
      "sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
      "word": "ধরা"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "sgrabčvam",
      "sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
      "word": "сграбчвам"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhuāzhù",
      "sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
      "word": "抓住"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
      "word": "chytit"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
      "word": "uchopit"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
      "word": "grijpen"
    },
    {
      "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",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
      "word": "greifen"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
      "word": "hakkiissa"
    },
    {
      "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"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
      "word": "agguantare"
    },
    {
      "alt": "つかむ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tsukamu",
      "sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
      "word": "掴む"
    },
    {
      "code": "kea",
      "lang": "Kabuverdianu",
      "sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
      "word": "rabata"
    },
    {
      "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"
    },
    {
      "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"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sxvátyvatʹ",
      "sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "схва́тывать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "xvatátʹ",
      "sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "хвата́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sxvatítʹ",
      "sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "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": [
        "Logudorese"
      ],
      "word": "aggaffare"
    },
    {
      "code": "sdc",
      "lang": "Sassarese",
      "sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
      "word": "agguantà"
    },
    {
      "code": "shn",
      "lang": "Shan",
      "roman": "nyáup",
      "sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
      "word": "ၺွပ်း"
    },
    {
      "code": "shn",
      "lang": "Shan",
      "roman": "yáup",
      "sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
      "word": "ယွပ်း"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
      "word": "agarrar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
      "word": "gripa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
      "word": "ta tag i"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
      "word": "kunin"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
      "word": "yakalamak"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)",
      "word": "kabzetmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "to restrain someone; to arrest",
      "word": "kap"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "arestuvam",
      "sense": "to restrain someone; to arrest",
      "word": "арестувам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zadǎržam",
      "sense": "to restrain someone; to arrest",
      "word": "задържам"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to restrain someone; to arrest",
      "word": "pidättää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to restrain someone; to arrest",
      "word": "vangita"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to restrain someone; to arrest",
      "word": "arrestare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to restrain someone; to arrest",
      "word": "trattenere"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to restrain someone; to arrest",
      "word": "catturare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to restrain someone; to arrest",
      "word": "acchiappare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to restrain someone; to arrest",
      "word": "acciuffare"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to restrain someone; to arrest",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "powstrzymać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to restrain someone; to arrest",
      "word": "prender"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to restrain someone; to arrest",
      "word": "deter"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "xvatátʹ",
      "sense": "to restrain someone; to arrest",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "хвата́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sxvatítʹ",
      "sense": "to restrain someone; to arrest",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "схвати́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "arestovátʹ",
      "sense": "to restrain someone; to arrest",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "арестова́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to restrain someone; to arrest",
      "word": "detener"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to restrain someone; to arrest",
      "word": "arrestar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to restrain someone; to arrest",
      "word": "gripa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to restrain someone; to arrest",
      "word": "arrestera"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "to restrain someone; to arrest",
      "word": "arestuhin"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to restrain someone; to arrest",
      "word": "yakalamak"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to restrain someone; to arrest",
      "word": "ele geçirmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to restrain someone; to arrest",
      "word": "tevkif etmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zavladjavam",
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      "word": "завладявам"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to grip the attention; to enthrall",
      "word": "vangita"
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      "code": "it",
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      "word": "attirare"
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    {
      "code": "it",
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      "word": "catturare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
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      "word": "interessare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
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      "word": "avvincere"
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      "alt": "внимание",
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      "word": "захва́тывать"
    }
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      "word": "bash and grab"
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      "word": "cash grab"
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      "word": "grab ass"
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      "word": "grab box"
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      "word": "grab by the horns"
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      "word": "grab by the lapels"
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      "word": "grab by the short hairs"
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      "word": "grab game"
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      "word": "grab hag"
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      "word": "grab handle"
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    {
      "word": "grab hoe"
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    {
      "word": "grab hold"
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    {
      "word": "grab iron"
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      "word": "grab off"
    },
    {
      "word": "grab one's ankles"
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    {
      "word": "grab rail"
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    {
      "word": "grabrail"
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    {
      "word": "grab sample"
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    {
      "word": "grab some air"
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    {
      "word": "grab some pine"
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    {
      "word": "grab some z's"
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      "word": "grab some Zs"
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      "word": "grab some Z's"
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      "word": "grab the bull by the horns"
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      "word": "grab the headlines"
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      "word": "grab the popcorn"
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      "word": "land grab"
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      "word": "power grab"
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        "3": "",
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        {
          "ref": "1931 April, Harold M. Sherman, “The Baseball Clown”, in Boys' Life, volume 21, number 4, Boy Scouts of America, page 47",
          "text": "The ball popped in and popped out, and when he made a grab for it on the ground he kicked it with his foot.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2003, J Davey, Six Years of Darkness, Trafford Publishing, page 66",
          "text": "He made a grab for me and I swung my handbag at him as hard as I could.",
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        "A sudden snatch at something."
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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) An acquisition by violent or unjust means."
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          "ref": "1945 January and February, T. F. Cameron, “Dock Working”, in Railway Magazine, page 11",
          "text": "Almost all modern cranes are electrically operated and a quick-acting type of 30 cwt. capacity is suitable for general cargo, but not powerful enough to operate grabs for discharge of bulk cargoes.",
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        "(countable) A mechanical device that grabs or clutches."
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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",
          "text": "For example, one radio bulletin may feature one central issue, like a state election, and will focus on that issue. The bulletin might contain only a few voice wraps but many grabs, leaving the focus firmly on the newsreader.",
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        "A sound bite."
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        "That which is seized."
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        "(obsolete) That which is seized."
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      "glosses": [
        "A simple card game."
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        "(uncountable) A simple card game."
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      "word": "catch"
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      "word": "clutch"
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      "word": "grasp"
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      "word": "seize"
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      "code": "sq",
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      "sense": "the act of grabbing something or someone",
      "word": "kapje"
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      "code": "ar",
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      "sense": "the act of grabbing something or someone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "مَسْك"
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      "sense": "the act of grabbing something or someone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "قَبْض"
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      "code": "az",
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      "sense": "the act of grabbing something or someone",
      "word": "zəbt"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "hvaštane",
      "sense": "the act of grabbing something or someone",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "хващане"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "sgrabčvane",
      "sense": "the act of grabbing something or someone",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "сграбчване"
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "the act of grabbing something or someone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "agafament"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "the act of grabbing something or someone",
      "word": "tarttuminen"
    },
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "the act of grabbing something or someone",
      "word": "megragadás"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "the act of grabbing something or someone",
      "word": "megfogás"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "the act of grabbing something or someone",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "presa"
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      "code": "it",
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "appiglio"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "the act of grabbing something or someone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "accaparramento"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "the act of grabbing something or someone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "agarramento"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "zaxvát",
      "sense": "the act of grabbing something or someone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "захва́т"
    },
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zaxvát",
      "sense": "the act of grabbing something or someone",
      "word": "захва́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zaxóplennja",
      "sense": "the act of grabbing something or someone",
      "word": "захо́плення"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "a mechanical device that grabs",
      "word": "kapëse"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "ekskavator",
      "sense": "a mechanical device that grabs",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "екскаватор"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "a mechanical device that grabs",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "agafador"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a mechanical device that grabs",
      "word": "koura"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a mechanical device that grabs",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Greifer"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a mechanical device that grabs",
      "word": "markológép"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a mechanical device that grabs",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "benna"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a mechanical device that grabs",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ruspa"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a mechanical device that grabs",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "calamita"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a mechanical device that grabs",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "chwytak"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a mechanical device that grabs",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "agarrador"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zaxvát",
      "sense": "a mechanical device that grabs",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "захва́т"
    }
  ],
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}

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        "2": "hi",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Hindi",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "غ ر ب"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Arabic غُرَاب (ḡurāb) and Hindi ghurb?: crow, raven, a kind of Arab ship.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "grabs",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "grab (plural grabs)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A two- or three-masted vessel used on the Malabar coast."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mast",
          "mast"
        ],
        [
          "vessel",
          "vessel"
        ],
        [
          "Malabar",
          "Malabar"
        ],
        [
          "coast",
          "coast"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡɹæb/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æb"
    },
    {
      "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",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0f/En-us-grab.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "gurab"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "grab (ship)"
  ],
  "word": "grab"
}

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