grab

the act of catching an object with the hands

“he made a grab for the ball before it landed”

take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of

capture the attention or imagination of

“This story will grab you”

get hold of or seize quickly and easily

a mechanical device for gripping an object

make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand

“The passenger grabbed for the oxygen mask”

obtain illegally or unscrupulously

take or grasp suddenly

“She grabbed the child's hand and ran out of the room”