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grabbed

/ɡɹæbd/verb1 syllable

Grabbed means: take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of.

Synonyms for grabbed5

verb, as in take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of

catch, grab

verb, as in get hold of or seize quickly and easily

snap up, snaffle, grab

verb, as in capture the attention or imagination of

grab, seize

verb, as in make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand

grab

verb, as in obtain illegally or unscrupulously

grab

verb, as in take or grasp suddenly

grab

What does grabbed mean?6

verb

1

take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of“Catch the ball!”

2

get hold of or seize quickly and easily“I snapped up all the good buys during the garage sale”

3

capture the attention or imagination of“This story will grab you”

4

make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand“The passenger grabbed for the oxygen mask”

5

obtain illegally or unscrupulously“Grab power”

6

take or grasp suddenly“She grabbed the child's hand and ran out of the room”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with grabbed?1

one syllable

stabbed
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Grabbed in a sentence

  • I grabbed a golf club, thinking it might make a good weapon.CK
  • Sighing deeply, he grabbed hold of the door handle.sundown
  • Yanni grabbed the goat's teat, squeezed it gently, and milk squirted out of it.Amastan
  • David ignored his dad and tried to go around, but he grabbed his shoulder.Amastan
  • He wanted to shatter the statue, but his friend grabbed his arm.Miktsoanit
  • He grabbed hot coal, his fingers got burned.anzart
  • I grabbed my little sister's hand, and the two of us started to run.AlanF_US
  • Suddenly a man appeared, grabbed my suitcase and ran away.BraveSentry

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