Collocations for "grab"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "grab" in context.
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grab
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- grab a [bite to eat, burger]
- grab some [food, coffee]
- let me grab my [purse, keys, wallet]
- grabbed my [butt, breasts]
- grabbed [my purse, his wallet]
- grabbed it out [of his hands, from under him]
- grabbed and [ran, bolted, shot] off
- (tried to) grab it from her
- grabbed my [attention, interest]
- grabbed him by the [hand, arm, ear]
- grab hold of [my hand, the handle]
- grabbed a hold of [my hand]
- grab a copy of the [paper, book, magazine]
- grabbed at the [lamppost, railing]
- grab like a [child, baby, toddler]
- don't grab!
- doesn't (really) grab me
- made a grab for my [hand, glass, bag]
- made a grab for power
- made a grab at the [weapon, gun, knife]
- the [job, position, prize] is up for grabs
- computing: [video, frame] grabs
- UK: there was a smash-and-grab at the [jewelry, grocery] store
- a grab [bar, rail] (in the bathroom)
- a grab bag (of chips)
'grab' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
anything
- armchair
- beer
- bend
- bid
- bite
- café
- cellar
- chisel
- clump
- coat
- drink
- hangout
- hawk
- hold
- horn
- hospitality
- jug
- kettle
- knife
- lift
- locker
- love
- lunch
- lurch
- moment
- orderly
- pad
- pen
- phone
- popcorn
- rag
- rod
- rope
- screwdriver
- shovel
- smash
- spoon
- stoop
- stretch
- sweet
- tail
- taxi
- telephone
- thing
- tray
- well
- wrench