Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A vessel used on the Malabar coast, having two or three masts. 2. (v. t. & i.) To gripe suddenly; to seize; to snatch; to clutch. 3. (n.) A sudden grasp or seizure. 4. (n.) An instrument for clutching objects for the purpose of raising them; -- specially applied to devices for withdrawing drills, etc., from artesian and other wells that are drilled, bored, or driven.

Multi-Version Concordance Grab (2 Occurrences) Matthew 12:11 He said to them, "What man is there among you, who has one sheep, and if this one falls into a pit on the Sabbath day, won't he grab on to it, and lift it out? (WEB) 2 Samuel 2:21 Abner said to him, "Turn aside to your right hand or to your left, and grab one of the young men, and take his armor." But Asahel would not turn aside from following him. (WEB)