Grab (grăb), v. t. & i.
[imp. & p. p. Grabbed (grăbd);
p. pr. & vb. n. Grabbing.] [Akin to Sw.
grabba to grasp. Cf. Grabble, Grapple,
Grasp.] To gripe suddenly; to seize; to snatch; to
clutch.
Grab, n. 1. A
sudden grasp or seizure.
2. 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.
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. [Colloq.] -- Grab game, a
theft committed by grabbing or snatching a purse or other piece of
property. [Colloq.]
Grab (grăb), n. [Ar. & Hind.
ghurāb crow, raven, a kind of Arab ship.] (Naut.)
A vessel used on the Malabar coast, having two or three
masts.