grab vs run in

grab

verb
  • To restrain someone; to arrest. 

  • To consume something quickly. 

  • To take the opportunity of. 

  • 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. 

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. 

run in

verb
  • To arrest; (especially) to track down and arrest. 

  • To insert (a word, etc.) without making a line break or new paragraph (so that it is not free-hanging). 

  • To use new machinery at less than full speed, preventing damage. 

  • To start a new regime slowly. 

  • To use new machinery at less than full speed, preventing damage. (transitive sense) 

  • To score (a try). 

  • To alter the position of matter to fill vacant space. 

adj
  • (sometimes comparable) Having been run in to seat the parts. 

  • (not comparable) Having been run in before or behind previous text. 

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