Grab

n. [Ar. & Hind. ghurāb, crow, raven, a kind of Arab ship.] 1. (Naut.) A vessel used on the Malabar coast, having two or three masts. 2. [See infra.] A sudden grasp or seizure.

v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. GRABBED; p. pr. & vb. n. GRABBING.] [Sw. grappa, to grasp, O. Ger. grabben, grappen, for gerappen, from L. Ger. rappen, H. Ger. raffen, to snatch away. See GRABBLE, GRAPPLE, and GRIPE.] To gripe suddenly; to seize; to snatch; to clutch.