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make a grab

make a grab verb: to try to take quickly.

Verb

make a grab (third-person singular simple present makes a grab, present participle making a grab, simple past and past participle made a grab or (dialectal or obsolete) maked a grab)

  1. (idiomatic, usually) To try to take quickly.
  2. (figuratively, usually) To try to get in control quickly.

Forms of make a grab

third-person singular presentmakes a grab
present participlemaking a grab
past participlemade a grab
pastmade a grab
past participle (obsolete, dialectal)maked a grab
past (obsolete, dialectal)maked a grab

Questions about make a grab

What does make a grab mean?
Make a grab means to try to take quickly.
What part of speech is make a grab?
Make a grab is a verb.
What is the past tense of make a grab?
The past tense of make a grab is made a grab.

Words near make a grab in the dictionary

  1. make a fool of
  2. make a fool out of
  3. make a fortune
  4. make a go of
  5. make a good fist of
  6. make a grab
  7. make a habit of
  8. make a hash of
  9. make a hole
  10. make a joke of
  11. make a killing

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