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
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