Word a Day
grab
What does grab mean?
grab (verb): to grip suddenly; to seize; to clutch.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use grab in a sentence?
- I grabbed her hand to pull her back from the cliff edge. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce grab?
/ɡɹæb/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does grab come from?
From Middle Dutch grabben or Middle Low German grabben (“to grasp, grab, seize, snatch”), from Old Saxon gravan.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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to grip suddenly; to seize; to clutch
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