Crossword clues for grabbing
grabbing
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Grab \Grab\ (gr[a^]b), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Grabbed (gr[a^]bd); p. pr. & vb. n. Grabbing.] [Akin to Sw. grabba to grasp. Cf. Grabble, Grapple, Grasp.] To gripe suddenly; to seize; to snatch; to clutch.
Wiktionary
n. The act of one who grabs. vb. (present participle of grab English)
WordNet
See grab
v. take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of; "Catch the ball!"; "Grab the elevator door!" [syn: catch, take hold of]
get hold of or seize quickly and easily; "I snapped up all the good buys during the garage sale" [syn: snap up, snaffle]
make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand; "The passenger grabbed for the oxygen mask"
obtain illegally or unscrupulously; "Grab power"
take or grasp suddenly; "She grabbed the child's hand and ran out of the room"
capture the attention or imagination of; "This story will grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination" [syn: seize]
n. a mechanical device for gripping an object
the act of catching an object with the hands; "Mays made the catch with his back to the plate"; "he made a grab for the ball before it landed"; "Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away"; "the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion" [syn: catch, snatch, snap]
Usage examples of "grabbing".
Thrashing frantically, I lunged at the stern line, missing, going under, writhing upward, grabbing out in panic.
He reached out and, grabbing her hand, neatly pulled her onto the benchbeside them.
She leaned over, grabbing Todd by the shoulders, and kissed his cheek.
Les and Daffyd shouted to gether, each grabbing the whilom combatants.
Triv said, grabbing Kai by the arm and staggering as he attempted to haul the unconscious man to his shoulder.
Aygar's eyes glittered with anger as she leaned down and, grabbing his right arm, hauled him onto his back.
The crowd, considerably quieter, rushed through, grabbing oxygen equipment from crew lined up on either side of the doors.
As she gained her feet, someone behind her threw one arm around her neck and squeezed, grabbing for her wrist with the other hand.
Behind her, the two Wefts went high, grabbing the overhead and skittering toward the enemy like giant crabs.
I turned it until the center was bright orange and, grabbing it with my tongs, began with my hammer to curve a sandal out of the shapeless length.
Nia cried, grabbing Ansra's arm as the sobbing woman headed for the cabin.
Amos said desperately, leaping from the bed and frantically grabbing up clothes.
He followed the floating hologram, grabbing Keff on the way, to three doors concealed behind a tapestry at the end of the room.
But Henry Darrow was grabbing her arm, his eyes widening with bewildered surprise and incredulity.
Why was it, Ruth mused in a quiet inner voice, that tragedy has such a vicious way of reaching out of the mists of the future: like a falling man, blindly grabbing at anything to restore balance and avert his fall?