grabs

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Examples

(noun): A sudden snatch at something.
(noun): An acquisition by violent or unjust means.
(noun): A mechanical device that grabs or clutches.
(noun): A sound bite.
(noun): That which is seized.
(noun): A simple card game.
(verb): To grip suddenly; to seize; to clutch.
(verb): To make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something).
(verb): To restrain someone; to arrest.
(verb): To grip the attention of; to enthrall or interest.
(verb): To quickly collect or retrieve.
(verb): To consume something quickly.
(verb): To take the opportunity of.
(noun): A two- or three-masted vessel used on the Malabar coast.

I grabbed her hand to pull her back from the cliff edge.
The suspect suddenly broke free and grabbed at the policeman's gun.
How does that idea grab you?
Is there time to grab a coffee?