Noun

• S: (n) grab (a mechanical device for gripping an object)
• S: (n) catch, grab, snatch, snap (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"
• direct hyponym / full hyponym
• S: (n) fair catch ((American football) a catch of a punt on the fly by a defensive player who has signalled that he will not run and so should not be tackled)
• S: (n) interception ((American football) the act of catching a football by a player on the opposing team)
• S: (n) reception ((American football) the act of catching a pass in football) "the tight end made a great reception on the 20 yard line"
• S: (n) rebound (the act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot)
• S: (n) shoestring catch ((baseball) a running catch made near the ground)
• S: (n) mesh, meshing, interlock, interlocking (the act of interlocking or meshing) "an interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check"
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form

Verb

• S: (v) catch, grab, take hold of (take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of) "Catch the ball!"; "Grab the elevator door!"
• S: (v) snap up, snaffle, grab (get hold of or seize quickly and easily) "I snapped up all the good buys during the garage sale"
• S: (v) grab (make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand) "The passenger grabbed for the oxygen mask"
• S: (v) grab (obtain illegally or unscrupulously) "Grab power"
• S: (v) grab (take or grasp suddenly) "She grabbed the child's hand and ran out of the room"
• S: (v) grab, seize (capture the attention or imagination of) "This story will grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination"