The meaning of Grab

Dictionary definitions:
1. To take or grasp suddenly: grabbed the letter from me.
2. To capture or restrain; arrest.
3. To obtain or appropriate unscrupulously or forcibly: grab public funds; grab power.
4. To take hurriedly: grabbed my coat and hat and left.
5. Slang To capture the attention of: a plot that grabs the reader.
6. To make a grasping or snatching motion: We grabbed for the life raft.

That's not what it means now though, is it? "Collect" or "pick up" would define it for everyday use now.

Personally, I think Grab is a big black ogre with horns, used for scaring small children. Or perhaps a a giant bear. Any other ideas?

A girl crab?

Grab:-

A girl Crab, you could also order Gobster Thermidor in a sea food restaurant.

That machine at seaside resorts that never quite manages to pick up anything, no matter how much you pay it.

Grab = b4. It's the matching move (on the opposite side of the board) for the Grob.

Definition of SILLY
1
archaic : helpless, weak
2
a : rustic, plain
b obsolete : lowly in station : humble
3
a : weak in intellect : foolish
b : exhibiting or indicative of a lack of common sense or sound judgment <a very silly mistake>
c : trifling, frivolous
4
: being stunned or dazed <scared silly> <knocked me silly>
— sil·li·ly adverb
— sil·li·ness noun
— silly noun or adverb
Examples of SILLY

I hope I didn't make any silly mistakes.
The idea does seem a bit silly.
That's the silliest thing I've ever heard.
You drove in this weather? What a silly thing to do!
Silly me. I locked myself out of the car again.
Ask a silly question, and you get a silly answer.
“I can't ask you to do that.” “Don't be silly. It is my pleasure.”
What a silly little purse. It looks too small to hold everything that I'd need to carry.
I'm tired of watching silly movies.
The book was a silly waste of time.

Origin of SILLY
Middle English sely, silly happy, innocent, pitiable, feeble, from Old English sæ&#772;lig, from sæ&#772;l happiness; akin to Old High German s&#257;lig happy
First Known Use: 14th century
Related to SILLY
Synonyms: birdbrained, ditzy (or ditsy), dizzy, featherbrained, flighty, frivolous, frothy, futile, goofy, harebrained, light-headed, light-minded, puerile, scatterbrained, giddy, yeasty
Antonyms: earnest, serious, serious-minded, sober, unfrivolous
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Rhymes with SILLY
billy, Chile, chili, chilly, dilly, filly, frilly, gillie, hilly, lily, stilly, Tilly
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Originally posted by Kewpie
Grab = b4. It's the matching move (on the opposite side of the board) for the Grob.

That's the Sokolsky/Polish/Orangutan

Originally posted by Very Rusty
Definition of SILLY
1
archaic : helpless, weak
2
a : rustic, plain
b obsolete : lowly in station : humble
3
a : weak in intellect : foolish
b : exhibiting or indicative of a lack of common sense or sound judgment <a very silly mistake>
c : trifling, frivolous
4
: being stunned or dazed <scared silly> <knocked me silly>
— sil·li·ly adverb
— si ...[text shortened]... y
Previous Word in the Dictionary: sillographer
All Words Near: silly
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You forgot,

I'm going to screw you silly.

Been scolded for using a dictionary during a debate. I'm unrepentant.

Originally posted by johnnylongwoody
You forgot,

I'm going to screw you silly.

I figured I'd get in trouble with robo mod. 😉

in German Grab means grave.

Originally posted by Ponderable
in German Grab means grave.

Same as English then.

In Croatian it means hornbeam. What's a hornbeam?

Originally posted by ChessPraxis
Same as English then.

I didn't get that. I meant the word "Grab" means what the English word "grave" means. But this was not included in Kewpies list.

Originally posted by Kewpie
In Croatian it means hornbeam. What's a hornbeam?

Same as English then.

Originally posted by Ponderable
I didn't get that. I meant the word "Grab" means what the English word "grave" means. But this was not included in Kewpies list.

😉 😛