grabbed

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verb latch on to

adjective. deeply moved emotionally

1777, "thing grabbed;" 1824, "act of grabbing," from grab (v.). Up for grabs attested from 1945 in jive talk.

Will grabbed my arm, without saying anything, and pulled me into the bar.

With that he grabbed up the deed an' stuffed it into his pocket.

When I tuck him up, he grabbed me round the neck and dug his little face into mine.

Six navvies, three to the man, jumped and grabbed the combatants.

Jim was only sixteen then, but he grabbed the chance to get into the building.

He swung around, offering his earphones to Dr. Shalt, who grabbed for them hurriedly.

The boy had grabbed the fishing-rod, so that my rod and my eel went with them.

He grabbed a handful of shirt on the first torpedo and poked his face down.

As he turned to see who had grabbed him, he had already dragged out this cannon.

He grabbed the groveling butcher and hoisted him from his wallow.