Толковый словарь английского языка - grab
Grab
grab
I. verb (~bed; ~bing) Etymology: obsolete Dutch or Low German ~ben Date: circa 1581 transitive verb to take or seize by or as if by a sudden motion or grasp , to obtain unscrupulously , to take hastily , 4. to seize the attention of , to impress favorably and deeply, intransitive verb to make a ~, see: take ~ber noun II. adjective Date: 1608 intended to be ~bed , taken at random , III. noun Date: 1777 1. something ~bed, a sudden snatch, an unlawful or unscrupulous seizure, 2. chiefly British a device for clutching an object, clamshell 2a
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v. & n. --v. (grabbed, grabbing) 1 tr. a seize suddenly. b capture, arrest. 2 tr. take greedily or unfairly. 3 tr. sl. attract the attention of, impress. 4 intr. (foll. by at) make a sudden snatch at. 5 intr. (of the brakes of a motor vehicle) act harshly or jerkily. --n. 1 a sudden clutch or attempt to seize. 2 a mechanical device for clutching. 3 the practice of grabbing; rapacious proceedings esp. in politics and commerce. 4 a children's card-game in which certain cards may be snatched from the table. Phrases and idioms grab-bag US a lucky dip. grab handle (or rail etc.) a handle or rail etc. to steady passengers in a moving vehicle. up for grabs sl. easily obtainable; inviting capture. Derivatives grabber n. Etymology: MLG, MDu. grabben: cf. GRIP, GRIPE, GROPE ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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