grab

v

1. clutch, snatch, clasp, grasp, grip, fasten upon, lay hold of, lay hands on, Inf. get one's fingers or hands on, Inf. latch on or onto; catch, catch hold of, capture, take, hook, snag, ensnare, secure, Inf. collar, Sl. nab.

2. seize, appropriate, take up, take over, assume; commandeer, expropriate, confiscate; usurp, misappropriate, arrogate.

3. grab at

jump at, snatch at, Inf. snap up; scramble for, fall all over oneself, get all excited about.

n

4. clutch, grasp, grip, gripe, clasp, snatch.

5. seizure, appropriation, takeover, assumption, ar-rogation, usurpation, commandeering.

6. up for grabs

Informal. available, obtainable, attainable, accessible, to be had, Inf. anybody's or anybody's ballgame.