grab : Idioms & Phrases
grab bag
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noun an assortment of miscellaneous items
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noun a container from which a person draws a wrapped item at random without knowing the contents
WordNet
grab bar
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noun a bar attached parallel to a wall to provide a handgrip for steadying yourself
WordNet
Grab game
- a theft committed by grabbing or snatching a purse or other piece of property. Colloq.
Webster 1913
Grab hag
- at fairs, a bag or box holding small articles which are to be drawn, without being seen, on payment of a small sum. Colloq.
Webster 1913
grab sample
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noun a single sample or measurement taken at a specific time or over as short a period as feasible
