Grab and Kidnap

Grab

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

Usage example: don't grab my arm like that

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

Kidnap verb - To carry away (as a person) forcibly or unlawfully.

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Grab and kidnap are semantically related in abduct topic. You can use "Grab" instead a verb "Kidnap".

Nearby Words: kidnapping, kidnapper, kidnaping

person	grab person	kidnap person
girl	grab girl	kidnap girl
character	grab character	kidnap character
man	grab man	kidnap man
Other words: woman, people, someone, time, way, characters, kids.

The North Koreans had already taken advantage of this fact to launch a few snatch-and-grab raids to kidnap personnel, so it wasn't only a theoretical risk, either.

Source: Useful Notes / The Thirty-Six Stratagems
Highlights include the group attempting to kidnap Trask only to have another group grab him right out from under their noses, crouton-and-spider warfare, and a lethal drink called Vlad the Inebriator.

Source: Crack Fic
Standard Female Grab Area: When Orrin and his kids kidnap Annileen near the climax, they hold her by the upper arm.

Source: Literature / Star Wars: Kenobi

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