Grab
Grab verb - To take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly.
Took
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- At first he just used it at Grand Admiral Thrawn's orders, but eventually he decided to make a power grab and took control of every member of the Imperial fleet except for those handful in a ysalamiri bubble.
Source: Mass Hypnosis -
She once had her leg blown off by cyborgs with vulcan cannons, and she regrew the leg by the time it took her to fly over and grab the cyborgs.
Source: Good Thing You Can Heal -
Subverted, because Peter took care to grab her in a way that would avoid having her flail around her legs all over the place.
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