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Pronunciation : Grab
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Ar. & Hind. ghur crow, raven, a kind of Arab ship.] (Naut.)
Definition : Defn: A vessel used on the Malabar coast, having two or three masts.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Grab
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Akin to Sw. grabba to grasp. Cf. Grabble, Grapple, Grasp.]
Definition : Defn: To gripe suddenly; to seize; to snatch; to clutch.
t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Grabbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Grabbing.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Grab
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. A sudden grasp or seizure.
2. An instrument for clutching objects for the purpose of raising them; -- specially applied to devices for withdrawing drills, etc., from artesian and other wells that are drilled, bored, or driven. Grab hag, at fairs, a bag or box holding small articles which are to be drawn, without being seen, on payment of a small sum. [Colloq.] -- Grab game, a theft committed by grabbing or snatching a purse or other piece of property. [Colloq.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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