n.
1.a mechanical device for gripping an object
2.the act of catching an object with the hands grab v.
1.take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
2.get hold of or seize quickly and easily
3.make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand
4.obtain illegally or unscrupulously
5.take or grasp suddenly
6.capture the attention or imagination of
Idiom of the Day
bog down
to slow down and make no progress, to become stuck (a bog is an area of land that is wet and muddy - like a swamp)
I quickly became bogged down with all of the work that I had to do.