Extract and Grab

Extract

Extract verb - To draw out by force or with effort.

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Grab and extract are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Grab" instead a verb "Extract".

Grab verb - To take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly.

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Extract and grab are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Extract" instead a verb "Grab".

girl	extract girl	grab girl
power	extract power	grab power
money	extract money	grab money
bottle	extract bottle	grab bottle
Other words: weapon, sword, weapons.

Played for laughs in Nightmare Ned as an arcade puzzle where you have to dodge insane, swirly-eyed doctors trying to grab Ned to extract his organs.

Source: Hospital Gurney Scene
If you're on top of the container and you plant the device, holding the Action Button next to the Fulton Balloon will have Snake grab onto it, and the balloon will extract him to the ACC instantly.

Source: Video Game / Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
And then there's Grab Bag from the first game, wherein the contestants pounce on one another from behind in order to extract the coins in the sacks on their backs, and anyone who is grabbed can Button Mash frantically to shake their attackers off.

Source: Does This Remind You Of Anything / Video Games

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