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Grabber
see synonyms of grabberNoun
1. grabber
an unpleasant person who grabs inconsiderately
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Grabber
see synonyms of grabberverbWord forms: grabs, grabbing or grabbed
1.
to seize hold of (something)
2. (transitive)
to seize illegally or unscrupulously
3. (transitive)
to arrest; catch
4. (intransitive)
(of a brake or clutch in a vehicle) to grip and release intermittently causing juddering
5. (transitive) informal
to catch the attention or interest of; impress
noun
6.
the act or an instance of grabbing
7.
a mechanical device for gripping objects, esp the hinged jaws of a mechanical excavator
8.
something that is grabbed
9. up for grabs
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Grabber
see synonyms of grabber verb transitiveWord forms: grabbed or ˈgrabbing
1.
to seize or snatch suddenly; take roughly and quickly
2.
to get possession of by unscrupulous methods
3. US, Slang
to attract strongly the attention of; impress greatly
verb intransitive
4.
to grab or try to grab something
often with for, at, onto, etc. noun
5.
the act of grabbing
6.
something grabbed
7.
any of various mechanical devices for clutching something to be hoisted
8. Chiefly British
clamshell (sense 2)
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Grabber
see synonyms of grabberv. grabbed, grab·bing, grabs
v.tr.
1. To take or grasp suddenly: grabbed the letter from me.
2. To capture or restrain; arrest.
3. To obtain or appropriate unscrupulously or forcibly: grab public funds; grab power.
4. To take hurriedly: grabbed my coat and hat and left.
5. Slang To capture the attention of: a plot that grabs the reader.
v.intr.
To make a grasping or snatching motion: We grabbed for the life raft.
n.
1.
a. A sudden attempt to grasp or hold something: made a grab for the railing.
b. A sudden, often unscrupulous taking control or ownership of something: "The imminence of death is reflected in every last power-stroke and grab of the great money bosses" (Dylan Thomas).
2. A mechanical device for gripping an object.
adj.
Relating or being an object or device that is grabbed or gripped for support or balance: installed a grab bar in the shower.
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