GRABBER
- to seize hold of (something)
- to catch the attention or interest of; impress
- (of a brake or clutch in a vehicle) to grip and release intermittently causing juddering
- the act or an instance of grabbing
- one that grabs (to grasp suddenly) [n GRABBERS]
- one that grabs (to grab suddenly) [n -S]
- to arrest; catch
- a mechanical device for gripping objects, esp the hinged jaws of a mechanical excavator
- something that is grabbed
- to seize illegally or unscrupulously