grab

grab (http://definr.com/grab)

     adj : taken or to be taken at random; "grab samples" [syn: grab(a)]
     n : the act of catching an object with the hands; "Mays made the
         catch with his back to the plate" [syn: catch, snatch,
          snap]
     v 1: take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion
          of; "Catch the ball!" "Grab the elevator door!" [syn: catch,
           take hold of]
     2: get hold of or seize quickly and easily; "I snapped up all
        the good buys during the garage sale" [syn: snap up, snaffle]
     3: make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand: "The
        passenger grabbed for the oxygen mask"
     4: obtain illegally or unscrupulously; "Grab power"
     5: take or grasp suddenly; "She grabbed the child's hand and
        ran out of the room"
     6: capture the attention or imagination of; "This story will
        grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination" [syn: seize]