¦ verb (grabs, grabbing, grabbed)
1. seize suddenly and roughly.
informal obtain opportunistically or quickly.
2. [usu. with negative or in questions] informal impress: how does that grab you?
¦ noun
1. a quick sudden clutch or attempt to seize.
[as modifier] denoting a bar or strap to hold on to for support or in a moving vehicle.
2. a mechanical device for picking up and moving loads.
3. a frame of video or television footage that is digitized and stored as a still image in a computer memory.
Phrases
up for grabs informal available.
Derivatives
grabber noun
Origin
C16: from Mid. Low Ger. and MDu.
grabben; perh. related to
grip,
gripe, and
grope.