01 n. A vessel used on the Malabar coast, having two or three masts.
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A vessel used on the Malabar coast, having two or three masts.(Naut.)
Entry
4 senses · 3 variants
Webster, 1913
Grab
/(grăb)/
· IPA /ɡɹæb/
02 v. t. & i. To gripe suddenly; to seize; to snatch; to clutch.
imp. & p. p.
Grabbed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Grabbing
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To gripe suddenly; to seize; to snatch; to clutch.
03 n. A sudden grasp or seizure.
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A sudden grasp or seizure.
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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.
Phrases & compounds
Grab bag —
at fairs, a bag or box holding small articles which are to be drawn, without being seen, on payment of a small sum.
Grab game —
a theft committed by grabbing or snatching a purse or other piece of property.