grab
1 verb take hold of TRANSITIVEbeir ar PhrV greim a bhreith ar greim a fháil ar she suddenly grabbed her bag go tobann rug sí ar a mála, go tobann fuair sí greim ar a málaI grabbed him by the arm rug mé greim sciatháin airI was grabbed from behind beireadh greim ón gcúl orm 2 verb snatch TRANSITIVEsciob verb she grabbed the book from me sciob sí an leabhar uaimhe tried to grab the key back rinne sé iarracht an eochair a sciobadh ar aisShow full entry
3 verb informal succeed in getting TRANSITIVEshe grabbed the opportunity to go home thapaigh sí an deis dul abhaileyou grab us a couple of seats! faigh thusa cúpla suíochán dúinn!I managed to grab her before she left d'éirigh liom greim a fháil uirthi sular imigh sí, d'éirigh liom breith uirthi sular imigh síLimerick grabbed a late goal fuair Luimneach cúl déanach 4 verb interest, impress TRANSITIVEtéigh i bhfeidhm ar téigh i gcion ar it grabs the audience at once meallann sé an lucht féachana ar an bpointehow does that grab you? céard a cheapann tú faoi sin?, cad é do bharúil faoi sin?that's what grabbed my attention sin é a ghoin m'aire, sin an rud ar thug mé suntas dó 5 verb informal manage to do sth TRANSITIVEfaigh verb I managed to grab a bit of shuteye d'éirigh liom néal codlata a fháilwe grabbed a bite to eat fuaireamar greim gasta le hitheI'll grab a quick shower beidh cithfholcadh sciobtha agam 6 noun act of snatchinghe made a grab for my bag rinne sé iarracht breith ar mo mhála, thug sé iarraidh ar mo mhála, thug sé seáp faoi mo mhála 7 noun attempt at sthhe made another grab for the leadership rinne sé iarracht eile an cheannaireacht a fháil, thug sé iarraidh eile ar an gceannaireachtit's nothing but a power grab by the mayor níl ann ach iarracht ag an méara ar chumhacht a ghabháil chuige féin 8 noun CONSTR machinealpaire masc4