grab
adj : taken or to be taken at random; "grab samples" [syn: {grab(a)}]
n : the act of catching an object with the hands; "Mays made the
catch with his back to the plate" [syn: {catch}, {snatch},
{snap}]
v 1: 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}]
2: get hold of or seize quickly and easily; "I snapped up all
the good buys during the garage sale" [syn: {snap up}, {snaffle}]
3: make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand: "The
passenger grabbed for the oxygen mask"
4: obtain illegally or unscrupulously; "Grab power"
5: take or grasp suddenly; "She grabbed the child's hand and
ran out of the room"
6: capture the attention of; "This story will grab you" [syn: {seize}]