grabbing

Verb

grab (third-person singular simple present grabs, present participle grabbing, simple past and past participle grabbed)

1. (transitive) To grip suddenly; to seize; to clutch.
   • I grabbed her hand to pull her back from the cliff edge.
2. (intransitive) To make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something).
   • The suspect suddenly broke free and grabbed at the policeman's gun.
3. To restrain someone; to arrest.
4. (transitive) To grip the attention of; to enthrall or interest.
   • How does that idea grab you?
5. (informal) To quickly collect, retrieve, or take.
   • Come in and grab a seat [i.e. sit down].
6. (informal) To consume something quickly.
   • We'll just grab a sandwich and then we'll be on our way.

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