Keywords: grab, arrest, capture, catching, catch

Sign Definition

As a Noun

1. A sudden and rough movement with your hand when you take or try to take something. English = grab.
2. Of an animal or person, the action of pursuing them, reaching them and then taking hold of them so that they cannot get away using just your hands or by using a trap, net, or other device. English = catching, capture.
3. Of the police, the act of catching someone and then taking them somewhere in order to decide whether they should be charged with an offence. English = arrest.

As a Verb or Adjective

1. To take something with your hand suddenly and roughly. English = grab.
2. Of an animal or person, to pursue them, reach them and then take hold of them so that they cannot get away using just your hands or by using a trap, net, or other device. English = catch.
3. Of the police, to catch someone and then to take them somewhere in order to decide whether they should be charged with an offence. English = arrest.