Grab \Grab\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Grabbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Grabbing.]

[Akin to Sw. grabba to grasp. Cf. Grabble, Grapple, Grasp.]

To gripe suddenly; to seize; to snatch; to clutch.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)