grab definition

1. a mechanical device for gripping an object
2. make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand
• examples: The passenger grabbed for the oxygen mask
3. obtain illegally or unscrupulously
• examples: Grab power
4. take or grasp suddenly
• examples: She grabbed the child's hand and ran out of the room
5. capture the attention or imagination of
• examples: This story will grab you
• examples: The movie seized my imagination