grab vs starboard

grab

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

  • 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 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. 

starboard

noun
  • One of the two traditional watches aboard a ship standing a watch in two. 

  • The righthand side of a ship, boat or aircraft when facing the front, or fore or bow. Used to unambiguously refer to directions according to the sides of the vessel, rather than those of a crew member or object. 

verb
  • To put to the right, or starboard, side of a vessel. 

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