Defn: To gripe suddenly; to seize; to snatch; to clutch.
GRAB
Grab, n.
1. A sudden grasp or seizure.
2. An instrument for clutching objects for the purpose of raising them; — specially applied to devices for withdrawing drills, etc., from artesian and other wells that are drilled, bored, or driven. Grab hag, at fairs, a bag or box holding small articles which are to be drawn, without being seen, on payment of a small sum. [Colloq.] — Grab game, a theft committed by grabbing or snatching a purse or other piece of property. [Colloq.]
GRABBER
Grab"ber, n.
Defn: One who seizes or grabs.
GRABBLE
Grab"ble, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Grabbled; p. pr. & vb. n. Grabbling (.]
Etym: [Freq. of grab; cf. D. grabbelen.]
1. To grope; to feel with the hands. He puts his hands into his pockets, and keeps a grabbling and fumbling. Selden.
2. To lie prostrate on the belly; to sprawl on the ground; to grovel. Ainsworth.
GRACE
Grace, n. Etym: [F. grâce, L. gratia, from gratus beloved, dear,
agreeable; perh. akin to Gr. hary to desire, and E. yearn. Cf.
Grateful, Gratis.]