detachment vs grab

detachment

noun
  • The action of detaching; separation. 

  • A permanent unit organized for special duties. 

  • Indifference to the concerns of others; disregard; nonchalance; aloofness. 

  • The state of being detached or disconnected; insulation. 

  • The separation of a military unit from the main body for a particular purpose or special mission. 

  • The unit so dispatched. 

  • Absence of bias; impartiality; objectivity. 

  • Any smaller portion of a main body separately employed. 

grab

noun
  • An acquisition by violent or unjust means. 

  • A device for withdrawing drills, etc., from artesian and other wells that are drilled, bored, or driven. 

  • A two- or three-masted vessel used on the Malabar coast. 

  • A mechanical device that grabs or clutches. 

  • A sound bite. 

  • A simple card game. 

  • A sudden snatch at something. 

verb
  • To consume something quickly. 

  • To take the opportunity of. 

  • To restrain someone; to arrest. 

  • To make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something). 

  • To grip the attention of; to enthrall or interest. 

  • To grip suddenly; to seize; to clutch. 

  • To quickly collect or retrieve. 

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