take a grab
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.50 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see take, grab.
verb
to mark the football, especially overhead
Example Sentences
- "Even in his gallop he would occasionally take a grab at the point of Russell's foot ; and, had he caught it, would have torn the boot ruthlessly from his leg."
- "Ahead on the white road, plain in the moonlight, lay something black, so I swung down my arm in passing, and took a grab. "What d'ye make of this, eh, Pederson ?" / "A silk mask," says he.""
- "He had only to be startled into losing his balance, you might say, and he might take a grab at something, manage only a heavy fall, and go tumbling down, staircase and all."
- "He drew near enough to take a grab at her foot. The grip failed to hold."
- "Solidly built, he was nevertheless extremely quick, could take a grab, and kicked beautifully with both feet."
- "Footyheads supporting a variety of clubs actually breathed a sigh of relief knowing that the game didn’t have to stop for seven minutes seventeen seconds every time Matthew took a grab within kicking distance."
Inflected Forms
takes a grab (present, singular)
taking a grab (participle, present)
took a grab (past)
taken a grab (participle, past)