seize+suddenly
41grab — verb (grabs, grabbing, grabbed) 1》 seize suddenly and roughly. ↘informal obtain opportunistically or quickly. 2》 [usu. with negative or in questions] informal impress: how does that grab you? noun 1》 a quick sudden clutch or attempt to seize …
42tackle — tack•le [[t]ˈtæk əl[/t]] for 2 4 [[t]ˈteɪ kəl[/t]] n. v. led, ling 1) equipment or gear, esp. for fishing: fishing tackle[/ex] 2) bui any system of leverage using pulleys, as a combination of ropes and blocks as for hoisting or lowering objects… …
43grab — ► VERB (grabbed, grabbing) 1) seize suddenly and roughly. 2) informal obtain quickly or opportunistically. 3) informal impress: how does that grab you? ► NOUN 1) a quick sudden attempt to seize. 2) …
44grabber — grab ► VERB (grabbed, grabbing) 1) seize suddenly and roughly. 2) informal obtain quickly or opportunistically. 3) informal impress: how does that grab you? ► NOUN 1) a quick sudden attempt to seize. 2) …
45swoop — [swo͞op] vt. [ME swopen < OE swapan, to sweep along, rush, akin to Ger schweifen, ON sveipa: see SWIFT] to snatch or seize suddenly, with a sweeping movement: often with up, off, or away vi. to descend suddenly and swiftly, as a bird in… …
46grab — v. & n. v. (grabbed, grabbing) 1 tr. a seize suddenly. b capture, arrest. 2 tr. take greedily or unfairly. 3 tr. sl. attract the attention of, impress. 4 intr. (foll. by at) make a sudden snatch at. 5 intr. (of the brakes of a motor vehicle) act… …
47Nab — Nab, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nabbed} (n[a^]bd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Nabbing}.] [Dan nappe, or Sw. nappa.] 1. To catch or seize suddenly or unexpectedly. [Colloq.] Smollett. [1913 Webster] 2. To capture; to arrest; as, the police nabbed the culprit… …
48Nabbed — Nab Nab, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nabbed} (n[a^]bd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Nabbing}.] [Dan nappe, or Sw. nappa.] 1. To catch or seize suddenly or unexpectedly. [Colloq.] Smollett. [1913 Webster] 2. To capture; to arrest; as, the police nabbed the culprit… …
49Nabbing — Nab Nab, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nabbed} (n[a^]bd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Nabbing}.] [Dan nappe, or Sw. nappa.] 1. To catch or seize suddenly or unexpectedly. [Colloq.] Smollett. [1913 Webster] 2. To capture; to arrest; as, the police nabbed the culprit… …
50Snatch — Snatch, n. 1. A hasty catching or seizing; a grab; a catching at, or attempt to seize, suddenly. [1913 Webster] 2. A short period of vigorous action; as, a snatch at weeding after a shower. Tusser. [1913 Webster] They move by fits and snatches.… …
