grab
English Thesaurus
1. the act of catching an object with the hands (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | touch, touching, |
| definition | : | the act of putting two things together with no space between them (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | fair catch, |
| definition | : | (American football) a catch of a punt on the fly by a defensive player who has signalled that he will not run and so should not be tackled (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | interception, |
| definition | : | (American football) the act of catching a football by a player on the opposing team (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | reception, |
| definition | : | (American football) the act of catching a pass in football (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | rebound, |
| definition | : | the act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | shoestring catch, |
| definition | : | (baseball) a running catch made near the ground (noun.act) |
2. a mechanical device for gripping an object (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | mechanical device, |
| definition | : | mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles (noun.artifact) |
3. capture the attention or imagination of (verb.cognition)
| hypernym | : | fascinate, intrigue, |
| definition | : | cause to be interested or curious (verb.stative) |
4. take or grasp suddenly (verb.contact)
5. take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of (verb.contact)
| hyponym | : | harpoon, |
| definition | : | spear with a harpoon (verb.competition) |
| hyponym | : | fish, |
| definition | : | catch or try to catch fish or shellfish (verb.competition) |
| hyponym | : | hook, |
| definition | : | catch with a hook (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | net, nett, |
| definition | : | catch with a net (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | intercept, stop, |
| definition | : | seize on its way (verb.contact) |
| verb group | : | catch, |
| definition | : | be the catcher (verb.competition) |
6. make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | move, |
| definition | : | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion (verb.motion) |
7. get hold of or seize quickly and easily (verb.possession)
| hypernym | : | take, |
| definition | : | take into one's possession (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | hog, |
| definition | : | take greedily; take more than one's share (verb.possession) |
8. obtain illegally or unscrupulously (verb.possession)
| hypernym | : | obtain, |
| definition | : | come into possession of (verb.possession) |
9. the act of catching an object with the hands (noun.act)
| derivation | : | snatch, |
| definition | : | to make grasping motions (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | grab, |
| definition | : | take or grasp suddenly (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | catch, grab, take hold of, |
| definition | : | take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | grab, |
| definition | : | make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | grab, snaffle, snap up, |
| definition | : | get hold of or seize quickly and easily (verb.possession) |
10. take or grasp suddenly (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | catch, grab, snap, snatch, |
| definition | : | the act of catching an object with the hands (noun.act) |
11. take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of (verb.contact)
| also | : | catch up, |
| definition | : | reach the point where one should be after a delay (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | catch, grab, snap, snatch, |
| definition | : | the act of catching an object with the hands (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | catcher, |
| definition | : | the position on a baseball team of the player who is stationed behind home plate and who catches the balls that the pitcher throws (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | backstop, catcher, |
| definition | : | (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher (noun.person) |
12. make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand (verb.motion)
13. the act of catching an object with the hands (noun.act)
| derivation | : | snatch, |
| definition | : | to make grasping motions (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | grab, |
| definition | : | take or grasp suddenly (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | catch, grab, take hold of, |
| definition | : | take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | grab, |
| definition | : | make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | grab, snaffle, snap up, |
| definition | : | get hold of or seize quickly and easily (verb.possession) |
14. take or grasp suddenly (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | catch, grab, snap, snatch, |
| definition | : | the act of catching an object with the hands (noun.act) |
15. take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of (verb.contact)
| also | : | catch up, |
| definition | : | reach the point where one should be after a delay (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | catch, grab, snap, snatch, |
| definition | : | the act of catching an object with the hands (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | catcher, |
| definition | : | the position on a baseball team of the player who is stationed behind home plate and who catches the balls that the pitcher throws (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | backstop, catcher, |
| definition | : | (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher (noun.person) |
16. make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand (verb.motion)
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