Grab
Grab verb - To take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly.
Search
Search verb - To look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something.
How words are described
| full | full grab | full search |
| brief | brief grab | brief search |
| simple | simple grab | simple search |
| successful | successful grab | successful search |
| Other adjectives: frantic, huge, quick, main, illegal, final, desperate, aerial, subsequent, mad, visual, failed. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Everyone has a unique animation for Jagi's chair threat special, Souther's pyramid super and Rei's "seven scars search" grab.
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She picks up a page and suddenly hears a long-drawn out scream from the woods, prompting Lauren to grab the flashlight and video camera and search for Kate.
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Aside from Torg and Sam having the screen names "Torg" and "Sam," Grab-All's search engine is a little ... extensive.
Source: It's a Small Net After All
Cite this Source
Search and Grab. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 31, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/grab/search
Grab & Search. N.p., 2016. Web. 31 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/grab/search>.
Search or Grab. 2016. Accessed July 31, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/grab/search.
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