单词 | grabbing |
释义 | > as lemmasˈgrabbing ˈgrabbing n. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > seizing > [noun] nomea1300 arrestc1386 seizingc1400 rugging1507 rapping1541 grasping1546 seizement1581 expropriation1626 possessionc1693 grabbing1788 grab1835 the world > movement > absence of movement > hold or holding > [noun] > laying hold or seizing > suddenly or eagerly snatchery?1553 grabbing1788 1788 W. Eden in G. Rose Diaries (1860) I. 74 There remained merely the finding and grabbing some respectable office for life. 1895 Daily News 25 Oct. 6/3 The Chitral principality is now within the English sphere, to borrow a term which international diplomacy owes to the grabbing-up of Africa. 1919 E. S. Fraser & R. B. Jones Motor Vehicles xxii. 235 Cone clutches are usually faced with leather..the leather becomes hard and dry resulting in ‘grabbing’. 1959 Motor Man. (ed. 36) iv. 71 Quite elaborate springing arrangements may be built into the clutch disc to avoid ‘grabbing’ when the friction surfaces are just on the point of gripping. < as lemmas |
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