English-Dutch translations for grab

• grijpen
  Hier begint het grijpen van de macht en dat is een schande. This is where the power grab starts and shame on it.
  Wij moeten deze unieke kans met beide handen grijpen om de problemen van de toekomst aan te pakken. We have to grab this unique chance with both hands to tackle the problems of the future.
  Wat we nodig hebben, is de politieke moed om onze kans te grijpen en de kwestie Cyprus nu op te lossen. What we need is the political courage to grab this opportunity and resolve the Cyprus question now.

Definition of grab

• To grip suddenly; to seize; to clutch
• To make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something
• To restrain someone; to arrest
• To quickly collect or retrieve
• To consume something quickly
• To take the opportunity of
• A sudden snatch at something
• An acquisition by violent or unjust means
• A sound bite
• That which is seized
• A two- or three-masted vessel used on the Malabar coast

Examples

• I grabbed her hand to pull her back from the cliff edge
• The suspect suddenly broke free and grabbed at the policemans gun
• Well just grab a sandwich and then well be on our way
• Is there time to grab a coffee?

Related words

• grabbing
• grabber
• graben
• integrable
• landgrabber
• grabby
• grabble
• integrability
• deflagrable