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Synonyms for grab

Two senses of grab live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 1, Foothills · 2 senses · noun and verb

Sense 1 of 2nounTier 1, FoothillsActions

the act of catching an object with the hands

His diving grab saved the game in the final inning.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

catch

Same sentence, swapped: His diving catch saved the game in the final inning.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for grab as it is used in the sentence above.

contact
kiss
steal

Sense 2 of 2verbTier 2, TreelineThinking and knowing

capture the attention or imagination of

This story will grab you.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

seize

Same sentence, swapped: This story will seize you.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for grab as it is used in the sentence above.

steal
lift
exercise

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Closest first: other actions words at Foothills, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

ballnounbaseballa ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine playersFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line battlenounstrugglean energetic attempt to achieve somethingFoothillsHas a reason line beginningadjective, nounfirstserving to beginFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line buildingnounconstructionthe act of constructing somethingFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line admissionnounadmittancethe act of admitting someone to enterHigh CampHas a reason line advancenoun, adjectiveriseincrease in price or valueFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line agencynounwayto have the ability to produce a particular effect or achieve an endFoothillsHas a reason line scoreverbmarkassign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluationFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line

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