to grab

Definition von to grab im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: a mechanical device that grabs; a sudden snatch (for something)
He made a grab for me and I swung my handbag at him as hard as I could.; to quickly collect or retrieve
He looked at Albert and Ben, and then back to Nurse Allen. I'll just grab my gear and be right back..; to grip the attention; to enthrall; make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand; "The passenger grabbed for the oxygen mask"; take or grasp suddenly; "She grabbed the child's hand and ran out of the room"; An instrument for clutching objects for the purpose of raising them; specially applied to devices for withdrawing drills, etc; If you grab at something, you try to grab it. He was clumsily trying to grab at Alfred's arms. Grab is also a noun. I made a grab for the knife Mr Penrose made a grab at his collar; To move the mouse pointer over an object, and then to press and hold down mouse button 1 in preparation for moving the object Also see drag; drop; To clutch or seize I grabbed it; he grabbed him, i e the bailiff caught him (Swedish, grabba, to grasp; Danish, griber; our grip, gripe, grope, grupple ) A land grabber A very common expression in Ireland during the last two decades of the nineteenth century, to signify one who takes the farm or land of an evicted tenant; Keyboard keys, the keyboard, pointer buttons, the pointer, and the server can be grabbed for exclusive use by a client In general, these facilities are not intended to be used by normal applications but are intended for various input and window managers to implement various styles of user interfaces; If you grab something, you take it or pick it up suddenly and roughly. I managed to grab her hand I grabbed him by the neck; a mechanical device for gripping an object; A sudden grasp or seizure; If something is up for grabs, it is available to anyone who is interested. The famous Ritz hotel is up for grabs for £100m; from artesian and other wells that are drilled, bored, or driven; This is when a boarder - while in mid-air - makes a grab anywhere on his or her board There are different names depending on the area in which he or she grabed the board, and how they do it; to grab hold of: see hold see also smash-and-grab; obtain illegally or unscrupulously; "Grab power; A Windows feature for clicking and dragging; a mechanical device for gripping an object capture the attention or imagination of; "This story will grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination" take or grasp suddenly; "She grabbed the child's hand and ran out of the room" make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand; "The passenger grabbed for the oxygen mask" obtain illegally or unscrupulously; "Grab power; If you grab someone who is walking past, you succeed in getting their attention. Grab that waiter, Mary Ann; If you grab someone's attention, you do something in order to make them notice you. I jumped on the wall to grab the attention of the crowd; To grab either edge of the snowboard with one or both hands; 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"; If you grab something such as food, drink, or sleep, you manage to get some quickly. Grab a beer; A client's assertion of exclusive use of a keyboard key, the keyboard, a pointer button, the pointer, or the server Applications usually do not use explicit grabs, but toolkits and window managers often use them to implement such features as menus and accelerators; If a client grabs a pointer, button + motion events are sent to that client; when a colour is held by hair differently than expected If, for instance, a temporary colour is 'grabbed' it will last longer than one shampoo; The initial attack required to start a grapple To grab a target, the character must make a successful melee touch attack; To gripe suddenly; to seize; to snatch; to clutch; A grab for something such as power or fame is an attempt to gain it. a grab for personal power; capture the attention or imagination of; "This story will grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination"; Means the friction between the lane and the ball is good, causing a sudden hook; a mechanical device for gripping an object capture the attention or imagination of; "This story will grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination"; If you grab something such as a chance or opportunity, or grab at it, you take advantage of it eagerly. She grabbed the chance of a job interview He grabbed at the opportunity to buy his castle. = seize; Choose a Trainer card attached to 1 of your opponent's Pokémon Your opponent shuffles that card into his or her deck Pokémon with this attack: Aipom L19; While in the air, if the rider reaches down to the board and clasps their hand on it, it's a "Grab" There are lots of different types of grabs that can be done alone or added to other tricks; A grab is an operation in which the resources of the one object, the victim, are transfered to another one After a grab, the victim object holds no references to its former resources, the grabbing object will be responsible to control the life time of these resources This paradigm is used in grab constructors, and return objects, and Grab() methods; take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of; "Catch the ball!"; "Grab the elevator door!"; get hold of or seize quickly and easily; "I snapped up all the good buys during the garage sale"; A vessel used on the Malabar coast, having two or three masts; obtain illegally or unscrupulously; "Grab power"; The act of the ball reacting to the friction of the lane and ball surface; {f} grasp firmly; snatch; seize forcefully or violently; to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something); the act of grabbing something or someone; to restrain someone; to arrest; {i} sudden grasp, snatch; forceful seizure