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grab

noun
  1. the act of catching an object with the hands
    catch
  2. a mechanical device for gripping an object
verb
  1. capture the attention or imagination of
    “This story will grab you”
    seize
  2. take or grasp suddenly
    “They grabbed the child's hand and ran out of the room.”
  3. take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
    catch
  4. make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand
    “The passenger grabbed for the oxygen mask”
  5. get hold of or seize quickly and easily
    snafflesnap up
  6. obtain illegally or unscrupulously