1 (seize) coger; agarrar; (LAm) (greedily) echar mano a to grab sth from sb arrebatarle algo a algn; to grab hold of sth/sb agarrar algo/a algn
He grabbed hold of me She grabbed hold of him by the arm Grab hold of this for a minute
2 [+chance etc] aprovechar I'll just grab a quick shower me voy a dar una ducha rápida; we can grab a sandwich on the way comeremos un bocadillo por el camino
I managed to grab a few hours' sleep on the plane
I managed to grab him before he left conseguí pillarle antes de que se marchara
3 (attract, appeal to) how does that grab you? ¿qué te parece?; that really grabbed me aquello me entusiasmó de verdad; it doesn't grab me no me va