Grab
Grab verb - To take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly.
Sack
Sack verb - To let go from office, service, or employment.
How words are described
| full | full grab | full sack |
| regular | regular grab | regular sack |
| single | single grab | single sack |
| simple | simple grab | simple sack |
| Other adjectives: heavy, huge, black. | ||
Common collocations
| characters | grab characters | sack characters |
Both words in one sentence
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In the Sci-Fi Channel movie Webs, the Black Dude Dies First because he stopped to grab a huge sack of cash from an abandoned armored car instead of running away from the horde of Spider-Vampire hybrids chasing him.
Source: Death by Materialism
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