Grab
Grab verb - To take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly.
Stop
Stop verb - Seize on its way.
How words are described
| good | good grab | good stop |
| full | full grab | full stop |
| brief | brief grab | brief stop |
| instant | instant grab | instant stop |
| Other adjectives: true, single, effective, strong, main, final, last, occasional. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- When arresting prisoners, my guards will not allow them to stop and grab a useless trinket of purely sentimental value.
Source: Evil Overlord List - Said person is Kaho, but she simply extends her hand to grab Sakura's own and allow her to stop a bit more safely.
Source: Too Fast to Stop -
Subversion seeing as this charge is actually easier to stop than some of his others where he retains his normal skin colour and goes for a grab or a tackle instead..
Source: Turns Red
Cite this Source
Stop and Grab. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/grab/stop
Grab & Stop. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/grab/stop>.
Stop or Grab. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/grab/stop.
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