"grab" meaning in All languages combined

See grab on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ɡræb/ Audio: en-us-grab.ogg [US] Forms: grab [singular], grabs [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you make a grab for something, you try to get it.
    Sense id: simple-grab-en-noun-VuAoowgy

Verb [English]

IPA: /ɡræb/ Audio: en-us-grab.ogg [US] Forms: grab [canonical], grabs [third-person, singular], grabbed [past], grabbed [past, participle], grabbing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|grab|b}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you grab something, you quickly reach out and take it in your hand.
    Sense id: simple-grab-en-verb-YSid6L7X
  2. If something grabs the headlines, it suddenly becomes a major news story.
    Sense id: simple-grab-en-verb-OQWRNean
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