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grabs - 20 thesaurus results
Main Entry: grab
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: latch on to
Synonyms: capture, catch, catch hold of, clutch, collar*, corral*, get one's fingers on, get one's hands on, glom, grapple, grasp, grip, hook, land, lay one's hands on, nab, nail, pluck, seize, snag, snap up, snatch, take, take hold of
Antonyms: let go, release
Main Entry: abduct
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: take by force and without permission
Synonyms: grab, kidnap, remove, seize, shanghai*, snatch, sneeze*, carry off, dognap, make off with, put the snatch on, spirit away*
Antonyms: release, give up, let go
Main Entry: acquire
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: obtain or receive
Synonyms: access, achieve, amass, annex, attain, bring in, buy, catch, collect, cop*, corral*, earn, gain, gather, get, grab, have, hustle, land, pick up, procure, promote, rack up*, secure, snag*, take, wangle*, win, get hands on, get hold of, latch onto, lock up, scare up, take possession of
Notes: a person or thing is the subject of (acquire) the acquiring process; a person or thing is the object or goal of (accrue) the accruing process
Antonyms: fail, forfeit, forgo, lose, relinquish, surrender, yield
Main Entry: amuse
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: entertain; make laugh
Synonyms: charm, cheer, crack up*, delight, divert, fracture*, gladden, grab*, gratify, interest, kill*, occupy, panic*, please, put away*, regale, slay*, tickle, wow*, break one up, knock dead, make roll in the aisles
Antonyms: anger, annoy, bore, dull, tire, upset
Main Entry: annexation
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: adding, joining
Synonyms: addition, appropriation, attachment, grab, incorporation, increase, increment, merger, annexing, takeover
Antonyms: detachment, subtraction
Main Entry: apprehend
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: catch and arrest
Synonyms: bag*, bust*, capture, collar, cop*, grab, nab, nail*, run in, seize, take in, take into custody, place under arrest, take prisoner
Antonyms: lose, not catch
Main Entry: appropriate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: steal
Synonyms: annex, borrow, clap*, confiscate, cop, embezzle, filch, grab, hijack, liberate, lift, misappropriate, pilfer, pocket, secure, snatch, swipe*, usurp, get fingers on, get hands on, glom on to, grab hold of, moonlight requisition, take over
Antonyms: bequeath, bestow, give, return
Main Entry: appropriation
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: stealing
Synonyms: embezzlement, grab, seizure, confiscation, expropriation, misappropriation, pilfering, takeover, taking, usurpation
Antonyms: giving, return, bestowal
Main Entry: arrest
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: taking into custody
Synonyms: accommodation, apprehension, appropriation, bag*, booby trap*, bust, captivity, capture, collar, commitment, confinement, constraint, crimp*, detention, drop*, fall*, grab*, heat*, hook*, imprisonment, incarceration, nab*, nail*, nick*, nip*, pick up*, pickle*, pinch*, pull*, pull in*, restraining, run in*, snare, sweep*, gaff, glom, jailing, mitt, preventive custody, protective custody, sequestering
Main Entry: arrest
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: take into authorized custody
Synonyms: apprehend, bag*, book, brace*, bust, capture, catch, collar, detain, drop*, get*, grab*, hook*, imprison, incarcerate, jail, kick*, nab*, nail*, net*, nick*, pick up*, pinch*, pull*, pull in*, round up*, roust*, run in*, secure*, seize*, sidetrack*, snag*, tab*, tag*, take in, gaff, glom, put the arm on, put the cuffs on, take prisoner, toss in jail
Main Entry: assume
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: adopt, acquire
Synonyms: annex, appropriate, arrogate, borrow, commandeer, confiscate, expropriate, grab, hijack, liberate, preempt, seize, snatch, swipe, usurp, clap hands on, get fingers on, get hands on, glom onto, grab hold of, kipe, moonlight requisition, take over
Antonyms: leave, let alone, not take
Main Entry: assumption
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: assuming possession, power
Synonyms: acceptance, acquisition, adoption, appropriation, assuming, grab, seizure, undertaking, accepting, arrogation, embracing, shouldering, takeover, taking, taking on, taking up, usurpation
Main Entry: attract
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: draw attention
Synonyms: allure, appeal to, bait, beckon, beguile, bewitch, bring, captivate, charm, come on*, court, drag, draw, enchant, endear, engage, enthrall, entice, entrance, exert influence, fascinate, freak out*, give the come-on, go over big, grab, hook, induce, interest, intrigue, inveigle, invite, kill, knock dead, knock out*, lure, magnetize, make a hit with, mousetrap, pull, rope in, score, seduce, send*, slay*, solicit, spellbind, steer, suck in, sweep off one's feet, tempt, turn on, vamp, wile, wow*
Antonyms: repel, repulse
Main Entry: capture
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: catching, forceful holding
Synonyms: abduction, acquisition, apprehension, appropriation, arrest, bag*, bust*, catch, collar, drop*, fall, grab*, grasping, hit the jackpot*, hook*, imprisonment, knock off*, nab*, nail*, occupation, pick up*, pinch*, pull*, run in*, securing, seizure, sweep*, trip, winning, acquirement, appropriating, commandeering, confiscation, ensnaring, gaining, laying hold of, obtaining, seizing, snatching, taking, taking captive, taking into custody, trapping
Antonyms: freeing, release, letting go, liberalization
Main Entry: capture
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: catch and forcefully hold
Synonyms: apprehend, arrest, bag*, bust*, catch, collar, conquer, cop, get, grab*, hook*, land, nab*, nail*, net, occupy, overwhelm, pick up*, pinch*, pull in, round up*, run in*, secure, seize, snare, snatch, take, take into custody, trap, tumble, gain control, prehend, put the cuffs on, take captive, take prisoner
Antonyms: free, liberate, lose, release, let go
Main Entry: catch
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: ensnare, apprehend
Synonyms: arrest, bag, bust*, capture, clasp, claw, clench, clutch, collar, cop, corral, entangle, entrap, get one's fingers on, glom, glove, grab, grasp, grip, hook, lasso, lay hold of, nab, nail, net, pick, pluck, pounce on, prehend, secure, seize, snag, snare, snatch, take, take hold of, trap
Antonyms: free, let go, let off, lose, misplace, miss, release
Main Entry: catch
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: come from behind and grab
Synonyms: board, come upon, get, grab, jump, make, overhaul, overtake, pass, ram, reach, run down, take, climb on, cotch, go after, hop on
Antonyms: push, let go
Main Entry: charm
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: enchant
Synonyms: allure, attract, beguile, bewitch, cajole, captivate, delight, draw, enamor, enrapture, enthrall, entrance, fascinate, grab, hex, hypnotize, inveigle, kill*, knock out*, magnetize, mesmerize, please, possess, send*, slay*, spell*, take*, tickle, transport, turn on*, vamp, voodoo, wile, win, wow*, ensorcell, knock dead, put under a spell, sweep off feet, tickle pink, win over
Antonyms: displease, irritate, offend, repel, repulse, turn off
Main Entry: collar
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: apprehend
Synonyms: abduct, appropriate, arrest, bag, capture, catch, cop*, corner, get, grab, hook, nab, nail*, secure, seize, take, tree, lay hands on, prehend
Antonyms: lose, release, let go
Main Entry: commandeer
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: seize, take over
Synonyms: activate, annex, appropriate, arrogate, assume, confiscate, conscript, draft, enslave, expropriate, grab, hijack, liberate, preempt, requisition, sequester, snatch, take, usurp, accroach, moonlight requisition, sequestrate
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