To take or grasp suddenly: grabbed the letter from me.
To capture or restrain; arrest.
To obtain or appropriate unscrupulously or forcibly: grab public funds; grab power.
To take hurriedly: grabbed my coat and hat and left.
Slang To capture the attention of: a plot that grabs the reader.
A sudden attempt to grasp or hold something: made a grab for the railing. A sudden, often unscrupulous taking control or ownership of something:"The imminence of death is reflected in every last power-stroke and grab of the great money bosses"(Dylan Thomas).